The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DESIDERATA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DESIDERATA
- Wants statistics about European team second in group
- Those wanted are dead? It's uncertain
- Wanted things in agreement endlessly disrupted by party traitor
- We want these figures about English team, right?
- Some French notion about traitor supplying essential requirements
- Wants information about English team, first in race
- Wants facts about English team getting runs
- Needs composition: read at side
- Needs information about English team heading for relegation
- Trade’s idea to work out the essential elements
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The straight part
We know that "We want these" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case we want these = desiderata.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DESIDERATA mean?
DESIDERATA noun- Something that is wished for, or considered desirable.