Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often (5)

I believe the answer is:

taboo

(Other definitions for taboo that I've seen before include "ruled out" , "Ritually forbidden" , "Ritual prohibition" , "Social prohibition" , "Subject to prohibition" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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