The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LENIENT
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More clues leading to the result LENIENT
- Showing forbearance, as 28 could be?
- Easygoing fast time touring eastern part of UK
- Merciful Russian revolutionary receiving English on time
- Not strict? That is forbidden ultimately in period of austerity
- Tolerant of knight that is breaking fast
- Tolerant fellow and striking girl doing a bunk
- Liberal, easy, not into enforcing norms toward beginners
- Merciful Russian leader embracing European traditions, initially
- Light inside regularly observed in days before Easter
- Nine crashed into obstacle that’s forgiving
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The straight part
We know that "Showing forbearance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case showing forbearance = lenient.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LENIENT mean?
LENIENT noun- A lenitive; an emollient.
- Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation