The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ETHICAL
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More clues leading to the result ETHICAL
- Just this for Latin scholar, with others hanging around
- Morally upright, as the laic may be
- Decent chalet, I suspect
- Just this Roman, and others around
- Just emission from drinker, perhaps, during recent setback
- The liberal state supports one being moral
- Moral of the CIA is rubbished on-line
- Sticking to principles I teach revised Latin
- Proper doctor coming up to admit first of those horribly injured
- The criminal in charge, gangster to become moral
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The straight part
We know that "Decent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case decent = ethical.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 ETHICAL mean?
ETHICAL noun- An ethical drug, one only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
- Of or relating to the study of ethics.
- Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
- Morally approvable; good.
- (of a drug) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.