Cryptic crossword clue
Permit fighting rhetoric 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WARRANT

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The straight part
We know that "Permit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case permit = warrant.
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What does WARRANT mean?

WARRANT noun
  1. Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
  2. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
  3. An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
  4. An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
  5. A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
  6. Short for warrant officer.
  7. A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
  8. A defender, a protector.
  9. Underclay in a coal mine.
WARRANT verb
  1. To protect, keep safe (from danger).
  2. To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
  3. To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
  4. To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
  5. To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
  6. To justify; to give grounds for.

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