Number Ten okay about charlatanism (13)
I believe the answer is:
mountebankery
'charlatanism' is the definition.
(I know that charlatanism can be written as mountebankery)
'number ten okay about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'number'+'ten'+'okay'='numbertenokay'
'numbertenokay' with letters rearranged gives 'MOUNTEBANKERY'.
(Another definition for mountebankery that I've seen is " Quackery".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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