The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EQUALITY
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More clues leading to the result EQUALITY
- Impartiality of energy standard
- Fairness is English characteristic
- Peers enjoy it — also English upper classes once
- Judge’s ultimate trait is fairness
- Identity of a trainee in trade union
- English character displays fairness
- A novice in the actor’s union has the same rights
- English virtue, treating the duke and the dustman alike?
- Fairness: English characteristic
- Aspect of fairness, English characteristic
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The straight part
We know that "Fairness" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fairness = equality.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EQUALITY mean?
EQUALITY noun- The fact of being equal.
- The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
- The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.