The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word REFERENDUM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REFERENDUM
- Official in football final beset by hesitations making big decision?
- Judge by repeated hesitation to embrace result of people’s vote
- Ned free to wallow in booze – the first step to Brexit?
- Right femur reset – with need for it to be repeated, some argue
- Split in lower ranks of Lyceum after official vote
- Popular vote‘s direct outcome united majority at first
- Vote about loud European split faces empty ultimatum
- Judge’s conclusion coming amid hesitation from both sides on Brexit vote?
- Vote‘s close, amid signs of hesitation by adjudicator
- Official purpose in Spain linked to peculiar popular vote
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The straight part
We know that "Vote" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vote = referendum.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REFERENDUM mean?
REFERENDUM noun- A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.
- An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.