The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word IMPARTIAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result IMPARTIAL
- Unbiased individual initially given role in distribution of mail
- Just communicate – finally on regular basis
- Just one militant maintaining lead in primaries
- Tell nearly everything about Independent, balancing positive and negative?
- Convey miracle oddly missing objective
- Neutral international power controlled by military
- Neutral island, military seizing power
- Just not taking sides
- Just one priest stops fighting
- One quietly gatecrashes military fair
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The straight part
We know that "Neutral" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case neutral = impartial.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 IMPARTIAL mean?
IMPARTIAL adjective- Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased