The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CANDOUR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CANDOUR
- Is able to party, pure at heart? There’s frankness
- Preserve with grim honesty
- Determined to achieve results from speech, you are being frank
- US gents, perhaps, determined to get honesty
- Honesty, too, in block of flats? Not quite
- Conservative dashing around — not something MPs are noted for
- What avoids circumlocution — and is needed in tribunal, no end
- Turning around after Conservative openness
- Prison lacking excitement and openness
- Is able to cheat — sport goes west, and honesty
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The straight part
We know that "What avoids circumlocution" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what avoids circumlocution = candour.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CANDOUR mean?
CANDOUR noun- Whiteness; brilliance; purity.
- The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
- Impartiality.