The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ALLOWING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ALLOWING
- Permitting everyone to be given due
- OK'ing a criminal's last communication from Ayrshire perhaps
- Admitting the whole sum is due
- Acknowledging nothing has been settled?
- Admitting whole sum is due
- Letting everyone holding whiskey to collect a round of gin cocktail and...
- Tolerating Jolson sounding like a cow?
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The straight part
We know that "Tolerating" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tolerating = allowing.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 ALLOWING mean?
ALLOWING verb- To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
- To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
- To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
- To not bar or obstruct.
- To acknowledge or concede.
- To take into account by making an allowance.
- To render physically possible.
- To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
- To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
- To like; to be suited or pleased with.