The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NAIVETE
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More clues leading to the result NAIVETE
- Greenness of mineral water upset over ends of table
- Innocence I found in part of church, note
- Simplicity one found in part of church, note
- Artlessness of first-class surgeon in Newcastle area
- Inexperience of amateur seen in event I arranged
- In Genesis, Eve ain’t displaying innocence
- Simplicity I have found in nature, abandoning old city
- Innocence about alien French commune
- 7 in a foreign check point
- Article that’s returned I check. Easy for starters, simplicity itself
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The straight part
We know that "Lack of sophistication" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lack of sophistication = naivete.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 NAIVETE mean?
NAIVETE noun- Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.