The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PATERNITY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PATERNITY
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The straight part
We know that "kind of suit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of suit = paternity.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PATERNITY mean?
PATERNITY noun- Fatherhood, being a father
- Parental descent from a father
- Legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child
- Authorship