The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DEFERENCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DEFERENCE
- Submission of monarch, held by resistance
- Respect source of information — Democrat not right
- Submission of plea involving Queen
- Soldiers taken in by justification for submission
- Soldiers in rearguard action getting respect
- About to join Resistance? Respect!
- Respect some hesitation in one’s excuses, perhaps
- Submission of rebuttal about to be squashed
- Monarch surrounded by protection and respect
- Respect some hesitation in one’s excuses, perhaps …
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What does DEFERENCE mean?
DEFERENCE noun- Great respect.
- The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.