The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word KINDNESS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KINDNESS
- Transport back in family’s favour
- Generosity of types accepting needs intermittently
- Benevolence of Dennis cavorting in Kansas
- Affection of family head ringing daughter
- Relations literally return small good deed
- Benevolence of sort shown by head
- Family about to forward first bit of sizable generosity
- Style, a point for consideration
- Love to canoodle around new exotic den
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The straight part
We know that "favour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case favour = kindness.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does KINDNESS mean?
KINDNESS noun- The state of being kind.
- An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.