The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AMORALITY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AMORALITY
- Lack of principles said to obstruct friendship
- Unprincipled position spoken in friendship
- Position that’s not ethical in test breaking up friendship
- Lack of certain standards in test getting in the way of friendly relations
- Spoken in friendship, it's not about what's right or wrong
- Girl takes test — it doesn't say right or wrong
- Unwritten test going into friendship’s lack of ethics
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The straight part
We know that "Lack of principles" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lack of principles = amorality.The cryptic/wordplay part
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