The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PLATITUDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PLATITUDE
- Statement offering little put detail awkwardly
- Page with scope for meaningless remark
- Penny has licence to provide bromide
- Freedom from restraint shown by Penny’s trite remark
- Power play that’s banal
- Quiet room? It’s a cliche
- Scope on page for empty comment
- Freedom on piano that’s banal
- Parking licence is commonplace
- Map finally needs east-west indication? That is obvious!
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The straight part
We know that "That is obvious" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that is obvious = platitude.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 PLATITUDE mean?
PLATITUDE noun- An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
- A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
- Flatness.
- Unoriginality; triteness.