The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 10 letter word IN ALL CONSCIENCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result IN ALL CONSCIENCE
- To be fair, I note everyone has to study physics, perhaps
- Totally against experimental research, morally speaking
- Certainly at home, everyone’s against discipline at school
- At home, everyone’s against school discipline, to be fair
- Completely fiddle research needing experiments to be fair
- Certainly at home, everyone's against discipline at school
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The straight part
We know that "to be fair" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to be fair = in all conscience.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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