The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IMMODEST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result IMMODEST
- Very short poems ending in sentiment, shameless
- One markspoems ending in sentiment? Shameless!
- Lewd in one’s manners — and sort of cross
- Shameless Mussorgsky introducing himself
- Say Mussorgsky introducing himself is shameless
- Everyman’s introducing two ways to be revealing
- Brash ways found in middle of Indiana and Montana
- I am on the way — the way forward
- Boastful setter’s way on street
- Setter’s two different ways to be brash
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The straight part
We know that "forward" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case forward = immodest.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IMMODEST mean?
IMMODEST adjective- Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless