The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word RESTRICTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RESTRICTED
- Relaxed about con being docked and kept with limits
- Trot round tough quarter in secret
- Authoritarian breaks instrument that’s not for public use
- Like a secret pipe going around firm
- Limited form of credit provided after period of unemployment
- Confidential secret with dirt spread
- Dirty secret about celebrity finally released in exclusive
- Bound by rigid grass all around
- Secret dirt could be made thus
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The straight part
We know that "secret/secret" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case secret/secret = restricted.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RESTRICTED mean?
RESTRICTED verb- To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
- (specifically) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
- Limited within bounds.
- Available only to certain authorized groups of people.
- Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities.