The Dropped Letters are the Answer #10

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1. Take one letter from "Planks" to get a set of drawings (e.g.). Remember! Only put the dropped letter as the answer to all questions numbered 1-9. Answer: (One Letter)

2. Drop one letter from "Cello" to find a place where you get detained. Answer: (One Letter)

3. Remove one letter from "Swoon" to find one that means not long to go. Answer: (One Letter)

4. Take one letter from "Finest" to get a word that means penalties. Answer: (One Letter)

5. Drop one letter from "Float" to find the British/Australian way of describing an apartment. Answer: (One Letter)

6. Remove one letter from "Woman" to be left with a country in the Middle East. Answer: (One Letter)

7. Take one letter from "Genie" to end up with the basic physical unit of heredity. Answer: (One Letter)

8. Drop one letter from "Grind" to be left with a network of straight lines intersecting at right angles. Answer: (One Letter)

9. Remove one letter from "Gringo" to be left with a famous drummer! Answer: (One Letter)

10. Now, add all of the letters from answer #1 to answer #9 to get the answer for this question. It means acting in an obsequious manner OR showing servile deference. Answer: (Nine Letters)