The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PANTYWAIST
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What does PANTYWAIST mean?
PANTYWAIST noun- An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
- An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
- (especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.