The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BIASED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BIASED
- Perhaps sexist one when in bed
- Serbia sedulously protecting partisan
- Partisan located outside Indian capital
- Influenced unfairly by Poins when involved in plot
- Chauvinistic individual when between the sheets
- . Unfair to retain bureaucrats in an area
- Bureaucrat is asleep and bent
- Prejudiced one in headquarters started dating
- With particular points of view grounded around Independent
- One-sided book spreading ideas
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The straight part
We know that "Partisan" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case partisan = biased.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 BIASED mean?
BIASED verb- To place bias upon; to influence.
- Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
- Angled at a slant.
- On which an electrical bias is applied.
- Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.