The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FIDELITY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FIDELITY
- . I felt DIY training is required to get accuracy
- 4 Tidy life ruined by honesty?
- Faith provided in hindsight, left in God’s embrace
- Accuracy in copying that’s not shown by cheater
- Authority on board landed close to company — it’s required in partnership?
- Honesty of food shop shown in appropriate ending of controversy
- What'll make for tidy life? Not messing around!
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The straight part
We know that "honesty/FIDELITY : Anagram(ruined) of TIDY LIFE." is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case honesty/fidelity : anagram(ruined) of tidy life. = fidelity.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FIDELITY mean?
FIDELITY noun- Faithfulness to one's duties.
- Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from extramarital affairs.
- Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
- The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.