Cryptic crossword clue
Staff prepared to accept central parts of director’s concerns

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

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The straight part
We know that "concerns" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case concerns = affects.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AFFECTS mean?

AFFECTS verb
  1. To influence or alter.
  2. To move to emotion.
  3. Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
  4. To dispose or incline.
  5. To tend to by affinity or disposition.
  6. To assign; to appoint.
AFFECTS verb
  1. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
  2. To aim for, to try to obtain.
  3. To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
  4. To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
AFFECTS noun
  1. One's mood or inclination; mental state.
  2. A desire, an appetite.
  3. A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.

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