Cryptic crossword clue
Capital distanced from affairs in unions 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ALLIANCES

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What does ALLIANCES mean?

ALLIANCES noun
  1. The state of being allied.
  2. The act of allying or uniting.
  3. A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
  4. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
  5. (with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.

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