The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CONDUCT
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More clues leading to the result CONDUCT
- What lead can do is to lead players?
- Criminal before Dutch court for behaviour
- Look at part of plumbing system, find lead
- Show criminal’s almost expected before court …
- Direct party on Tube
- Transmit direct
- Guide to behaviour
- Study of French court’s administration
- Run with gold taken away from the bus fare collection in-charge
- Direct pipe carrying cold current is detached
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The straight part
We know that "Direct" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case direct = conduct.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CONDUCT mean?
CONDUCT noun- The act or method of controlling or directing
- Skillful guidance or management; leadership
- Behaviour; the manner of behaving
- (of a literary work) plot; storyline
- Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another
- Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument.
- To lead, or guide; to escort.
- To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
- To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- To carry out (something organized)