Painstaking (13)
There are a few possibilities for this:
conscientious
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">painstaking</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that painstaking can be written as conscientious)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for conscientious that I've seen before include "Diligent" , "Taking great pains" , "like some who object?" , "Painstaking" , "Wishing to do what's right" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">painstaking</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for thorough that I've seen before include "Carried out completely and carefully" , "Doing things with great attention to detail" , "Careful, attending to every detail" , "Complete; utter" , "Sweeping" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">painstaking</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for diligent that I've seen before include "Painstaking - I tingled (anag)" , "Steady in application and industry" , "Steady and hard-working" , "Working hard and conscientiously" , "Putting care and effort into work" .)