Cryptic crossword clue
Thoughts formerly admitted by upstanding pious person, politically correct 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CONCEPTS

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The straight part
We know that "Thoughts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thoughts = concepts.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CONCEPTS mean?

CONCEPTS noun
  1. An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
  2. Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
  3. In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

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