Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word FRUITLESS

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What does FRUITLESS mean?

FRUITLESS adjective
  1. Bearing no fruit; barren.
  2. Unproductive, useless.
  3. Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
  4. Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.

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