Cryptic crossword clue
Obscure character chaps trust at first, possessing good sense 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word JUDGEMENT

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The straight part
We know that "sense" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sense = judgement.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does JUDGEMENT mean?

JUDGEMENT noun
  1. The act of judging.
  2. The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely
  3. The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
  4. The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
  5. The final award; the last sentence.

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