Cryptic crossword clue
Colourless individual not taking sides 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NEUTRAL

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The straight part
We know that "Colourless/individual not taking sides" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case colourless/individual not taking sides = neutral.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NEUTRAL mean?

NEUTRAL noun
  1. A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
  2. A person who takes no side in a dispute.
  3. An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
  4. A neutral hue.
  5. The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
  6. An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
NEUTRAL adjective
  1. Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
  2. Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
  3. (grammar) Neither positive nor negative.
  4. Neither beneficial nor harmful.
  5. Having no sex; neuter.
  6. Having no obvious colour; gray
  7. Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
  8. Having a pH near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.

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