Crossword Genius

Way to get entitlements? One claimed they're not bent (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

straights

'they're not bent' is the definition.
(straight can mean something straight)

'way to get entitlements? one claimed' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'entitlements?' becomes 'rights' (entitlement is a kind of right).
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'claimed' is an insertion indicator.
'rights' going around 'a' is 'raights'.
'st'+'raights'='STRAIGHTS'

(Another definition for straights that I've seen is " Conventional types".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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