The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BENIGN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BENIGN
- African republic welcoming good kind
- Gentle and kind, leader of government in African country
- Inoffensive group's first to enter country
- Propitious start for government in African country
- Charitable nation welcoming Ghanian leader
- African country welcomes great and good
- Mild chap ordered gin
- Mild bit of bonking in e-book backfires
- Germ primarily found in West African country is not life threatening
- Happen to have one over the eight, we hear
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The straight part
We know that "is not life threatening" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case is not life threatening = benign.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BENIGN mean?
BENIGN adjective- Kind; gentle; mild.
- (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
- (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.
- Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.