The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word SAFE SEAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SAFE SEAT
- MP should get back in here
- Secure armchair: always returned here?
- New candidate prefers this group to include a female
- A fee’s wrong in part of weekend? Most politicians want it!
- Small vessel’s behind limiting energy waves where there’s a wide margin
- Modelled around a review of fees, this may not be contested politically
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "this may not be contested politically" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this may not be contested politically = safe seat.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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