Cryptic crossword clue
Mar a party line being awkward in governing body 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word PARLIAMENTARY

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The straight part
We know that "in governing body" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in governing body = parliamentary.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PARLIAMENTARY mean?

PARLIAMENTARY noun
  1. A parliamentary train.
PARLIAMENTARY adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
  2. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
  3. Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.

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