The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word CONSIDERATION
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More clues leading to the result CONSIDERATION
- Tory side helping, thinking of others
- Conservative on team helping to gain respect
- Thought payment a factor
- Fraud helping to hide bank payment
- Person on the right team helping review
- Right-wing faction helping … for payment!
- Payment of a fixed allowance by Conservative party
- Thoughtfulness of Charlie on team, helping
- Thought to do in with arsenic strangely
- Reward thoughtfulness
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The straight part
We know that "payment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case payment = consideration.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 CONSIDERATION mean?
CONSIDERATION noun- The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
- Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
- The tendency to consider others.
- A payment or other recompense for something done.
- A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
- Importance, claim to notice, regard.