The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 4 letter word SQUARE DEAL
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More clues leading to the result SQUARE DEAL
- Spooner’s to be bold enough to divulge honest transaction
- Teddy’s big idea: turn informer about a Communist
- Fair trade agreement that’s negotiated by Times, perhaps
- Not an all-round bargain?
- Good bargain all round? Apparently not
- Inform about a communist agreement that’s fair
- With fair agreement, quits board
- Straightforward arrangement to give information about one like 7
- Spooner's to be bold enough to divulge honest transaction
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The straight part
We know that "Teddy’s big idea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case teddy’s big idea = square deal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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