The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NORMS
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More clues leading to the result NORMS
- Rules indoors most regularly ignored
- Respect, manners, standards, missing from the outset? The usual behaviour!
- Standards of behaviour and not way to address a lady?
- Neuter or masculine? Singular standards needed
- Scandinavian mostly adopting married standards
- Boy puts up papers - they are standard
- Doctor informs, if missing rules
- Comedian MacDonald’s standards of conduct
- Rules on board, most regularly ignored
- Rules of postal service outlined by unions from time to time
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The straight part
We know that "standards needed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case standards needed = norms.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 NORMS mean?
NORMS noun- That which is normal or typical.
- A rule that is enforced by members of a community.
- A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission or prohibition.
- A function, generally denoted v\mapsto\left
- v\right
- or v\mapsto\left\
- v\right\
- , that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties:
- A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.