Cryptic crossword clue
Went ballooning and did winter sport? 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Went ballooning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case went ballooning = snowballed.
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.
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What does SNOWBALLED mean?

SNOWBALLED verb
  1. To rapidly grow out of proportion or control.
  2. To play at throwing snowballs.
  3. To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.
  4. (sexual slang) To receive a man's ejaculate in one's mouth, and then to pass it back and forth between one's mouth and his.

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