The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word VANITY
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More clues leading to the result VANITY
- National Insurance in tax year is something worthless
- Conceit of old Queen and her Prince sounds lousy
- Nativity plays avoiding sex and self-love
- I note returns in tax year implying self-satisfaction
- Change not right when fool comes in showing conceit
- Thatcher’s return embodies very empty folly
- Excessive pride one’s taken in any TV broadcast
- Originally valuable article — it’s the source of your pride
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What does VANITY mean?
VANITY noun- That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance or achievements.
- A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.
- A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
- Emptiness.
- Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.