Some publicity permitted (5)
I believe the answer is:
licit
'permitted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some publicity' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'LICIT' can be found hidden inside 'publicity'.
(Other definitions for licit that I've seen before include "Allowed as by law, not forbidden" , "Legitimate" , "Legal" , "Acceptable" , "Permissible" .)