The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MANIFESTO
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More clues leading to the result MANIFESTO
- Aims often set out in this
- Policy declaration of teams in turmoil
- Policy statement complicated by means of it?
- Aims often broken?
- Reveal love in declaration of intent
- Communist leader outlining an amendment of finest list of intentions
- Party’s policy statement has nothing obvious up front
- Plain old declaration of intent
- Party platform given by chairman defending Ulster party?
- Provided accepted by House, chairman welcomes published statement of intent
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The straight part
We know that "declaration of intent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case declaration of intent = manifesto.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MANIFESTO mean?
MANIFESTO noun- A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
- To issue a manifesto