Cryptic crossword clue
Tom, Dick or Harry for example 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does DIMINUTIVE mean?

DIMINUTIVE noun
  1. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
DIMINUTIVE adjective
  1. Very small.
  2. Serving to diminish.
  3. (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

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