The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SQUAREST
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The straight part
We know that "most traditio/na/l" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case most traditio/na/l = squarest.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SQUAREST mean?
SQUAREST adjective- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward.
- Fair.
- Even; tied
- Socially conventional; boring.
- In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Correctly aligned with respect to something else.
- Hearty; vigorous.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.