Cryptic crossword clue
They help prepare courses in which scores of pros do badly 4,10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 10 letter word FOOD PROCESSORS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "They help prepare courses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they help prepare courses = food processors.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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