The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STATUS
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More clues leading to the result STATUS
- Position of rubbish in South America
- Place where a long tooth shortened, by the way
- Rank suspicion about cheap stuff
- Numerical informationshows social position
- Standing with suspect carrying cheap stuff
- Soviet disheartened at American prestige?
- University put in figures showing prestige
- Position figures around university
- Sculptures Philistine ultimately leaves standing
- Rank shabby material in South America
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The straight part
We know that "standing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case standing = status.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 STATUS mean?
STATUS noun- A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
- Prestige or high standing.
- A situation or state of affairs.
- The legal condition of a person or thing.
- (social networking) A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
- Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.