The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LICENSE
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More clues leading to the result LICENSE
- Allow parasites to bite rear of passionate non-smoker
- Head’s unwelcome visitors forged SEN permit
- Permit silence to be shattered
- Grant permission to break silence
- Authorise silence for recollection
- To empower student, one needs logic, say
- Permit lady to enrage? Not new
- Silence is interpreted as consent
- Lies about receiving small sum of money, mostly as commission
- Permission to break silence
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The straight part
We know that "commission" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case commission = license.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 LICENSE mean?
LICENSE noun- A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
- The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
- Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
- Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
- Short for driver's license.
- To give a formal (usually written) authorization.
- Authorize officially.