Cryptic crossword clue
Unfortunately cities fail to provide resources 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "resources" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resources = facilities.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FACILITIES mean?

FACILITIES noun
  1. Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.
FACILITIES noun
  1. The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
  2. Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
  3. The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
  4. An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
  5. (in the plural) A toilet.
  6. A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
  7. Affability.

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