The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLANT
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The straight part
We know that "bias" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bias = slant.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SLANT mean?
SLANT noun- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- A sloped surface or line.
- A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- An oblique movement or course.
- A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
- A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
- An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (originally United States) A point of view, an angle; a bias.
- A look, a glance.
- A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
- To lean, tilt or incline.
- To bias or skew.
- To lie or exaggerate.
- Sloping; oblique; slanted.
- A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- Slash fiction.
- A drink of something; a draft.
- A piss: an act of urination.
- A swampy area; a swamp.
- A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
- The period of a transitory breeze.
- An interval of good weather.
- The loose part of a rope; slack.