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Answer for the clue "Controversial and awkward issue ", 10 letters:
hot potato

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most. ▪ It had become a political hot potato , and time ran out as backers ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hot Potato is a 1979 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Steno . The film discusses a range of issues such as homophobia in the political left , Anni di piombo violence, working class culture , and the sustainability of Eurocommunism .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires. 2 (context countable idiomatic English) An awkward or delicate problem ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"

Usage examples of hot potato.

I see Hugh as the mastermind of the Hot Potato Fund, while Josh was the organizer of the bootleg operation.

He had got a hit record out of it, and when the real hot potato was actually handed to him he had picked it up.

We were back on the road by noon, our bellies filled with hot potato soup and our gas tank with precious fuel.