The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GENTEEL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result GENTEEL
- Proper information the telly regularly provides
- Refined chap set up shelter
- Terribly polite word on The Weald, oddly enough
- Refined data Peg left
- Affectedly polite chap – a slippery character
- Polite knight coming in to buy fish
- Mannerly, fishy chap?
- Refined chap, slippery type
- Well-mannered chap left beyond the outskirts of Eastbourne
- Well-bred chap confronting devious character
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The straight part
We know that "Affectedly polite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case affectedly polite = genteel.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.
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What does GENTEEL mean?
GENTEEL adjective- Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
- Polite and well-mannered.
- Stylish or elegant.
- Aristocratic