The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DECENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DECENT
- Proper journey down mountain maybe without first sign of snow
- Not completely nude — centrefold’s wearing clothes!
- Respectable kind
- Wearing clothes is polite
- Good editor raised money
- Respectable Square Mile in depression
- At year’s end hospital department is in good order
- Going down south, wanting to be respectable
- Church set in a hollow is respectable
- Reasonable day to replace contemporary’s leader
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The straight part
We know that "respectable" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case respectable = decent.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 DECENT mean?
DECENT adjective- Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
- (of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
- Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
- Fair; good enough; okay.
- Significant; substantial.
- Comely; shapely; well-formed.