Cryptic crossword clue
Timeless style is first model for this artistic movement 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CLASSICISM

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The straight part
We know that "artistic movement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case artistic movement = classicism.
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What does CLASSICISM mean?

CLASSICISM noun
  1. All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.
  2. Classical scholarship.
  3. A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence.

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