Isn’t straight up Crossword Clue

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LEANS

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ISN (noun)
1. Switzerland’s information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations
STRAIGHT (adjective)
1. characterized by honesty and fairness
2. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
STRAIGHT (adverb)
1. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
2. without deviation
STRAIGHT (noun)
1. a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
2. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

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