The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GENIAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GENIAL
- Cheery one, a learner driver after information
- Cheerful, different note for start of abstinence
- Domestic servant getting new start is friendly
- Kind of angel busy guarding setter
- Friendly and cheerful Ealing cast
- Easy-going daughter abandons prohibition for good
- Fellow after information on international friendly
- Cheerful servant good for morose leader
- Friendly spirit mostly seen near a lake
- Pleasant information I presented to US gangster?
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The straight part
We know that "Kind" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind = genial.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 GENIAL mean?
GENIAL adjective- Friendly and cheerful.
- (especially of weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.
- Marked by genius.
- Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
- Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
- Relating to the chin; genian.