The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCEPTICAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SCEPTICAL
- Foolishly accept lies without first bit of evidence? Unlikely to do that!.
- Caught in corrupt place? It's doubtful
- Dubious about entering sort of tank most of all
- Cold in beginning of autumn I term largely doubtful
- Questioning infected mobster full of cold
- Accepts I must change line that’s dubious
- Unwilling to give credit
- Doubting infected nearly everybody, including Catholic
- Doubtful about wearing infected animal’s skin
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The straight part
We know that "Questioning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case questioning = sceptical.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCEPTICAL mean?
SCEPTICAL adjective- Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
- Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.