The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TENDENCY
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More clues leading to the result TENDENCY
- X refuse to accept C being bent
- A number refuse to accept Conservative drift
- Bent figure study, extremely clunky
- Leading couples refused to attend agency course
- Nurse has regularly been extremely cheery in disposition
- Political group reduced offer to college in New York
- A number refuse to accept protecting the Head of Charterhouse shows bias
- Bent occupation making a case for divorce
- Contend encyclopedia contains bias
- Inclination to manage English clubs in US city
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The straight part
We know that "bent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bent = tendency.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 TENDENCY mean?
TENDENCY noun- A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
- An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.