Cryptic crossword clue
Women dressed in the gear for surviving 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "surviving" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case surviving = weathering.
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 WEATHERING mean?

WEATHERING verb
  1. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
  2. (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
  3. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
  4. To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
  5. To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
  6. To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
WEATHERING noun
  1. Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
  2. Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
  3. A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.

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