The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UNKIND
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result UNKIND
- A foreign character seen as savage
- Heartless family supporting article in Le Monde
- Drunk in dry section is nasty
- Somewhat drunk in defeat and thus unfeeling
- A French class that’s unfriendly
- No piano in Sex Pistols’ music and one new chord — or is that harsh?
- A foreign type beastly to others?
- World Body, generous, though uncharitable
- A French family with daughter showing no mercy
- Cruel, a Parisian child nicking note
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The straight part
We know that "showing no mercy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case showing no mercy = unkind.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does UNKIND mean?
UNKIND adjective- Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
- Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
- Having no race or kindred; childless.