The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 letter word CO
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More clues leading to the result CO
- Firm has number given to worker, one sharing room with others?
- Journos get shot of Republican parties in affair
- Very good lake crossed by birds and other fliers
- College student humoured, though denied a sign of affection
- Mixed school member welcoming Eton's Head
- Where prisoners eat CO
- CO appearing regularly in Schroedinger style
- First seen in Nightingale, undying resilience supporting each CO
- Strange, strange, strange: ultimately CO
- Tories’ top minister lacking means to gain goodwill for CO
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The straight part
We know that "parties in affair" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case parties in affair = co.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CO mean?
CO noun- A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
- A small group of birds or animals.
- An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
- Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
- Social visitors or companions.
- Companionship.
- They (singular). Gender-neutral subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- Them (singular). Gender-neutral object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.