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Is one clever to welcome Conservative, it being civilised? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

amicable

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'is one clever to welcome conservative it being civilised?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'is one clever to welcome conservative' is the wordplay.
'is one' becomes 'am I' ('Is one?' could humorously mean 'Am I?').
'clever' becomes 'able' (able can mean skilled or talented).
'to welcome' means one lot of letters goes inside another (in sense of 'inviting in').
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'ami'+'able'='amiable'
'amiable' placed around 'c' is 'AMICABLE'.

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(Other definitions for amicable that I've seen before include "on good terms" , "Male cab I change to, just to be friendly" , "warm" , "sweet?" , "In friendly spirit" .)

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