Preferential treatment (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">preferential treatment</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nepotism that I've seen before include "Favouritism shown to relatives by those in power" , "The favouring of relatives or friends for jobs, etc" , "Job favouritism shown towards relatives" , "Favouritism shown to friends and family" , "Pro-family bias" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">preferential treatment</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>