The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LEVITY
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More clues leading to the result LEVITY
- It cuts tax, giving rise to unbecoming jocularity
- Silliness? It’s in demand
- Cheerfulness of Italian put in charge
- Cutting tax, it displays flippancy
- Tax collecting – it could show lack of seriousness
- Putting Italian in charge is silliness
- Frivolous tendency in Italian writer totally lacking substance
- Silliness: fine to embrace it
- Nothing in indirect tax collected, causing serious amusement?
- Thoughtlessness of tax involving computer services
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The straight part
We know that "unbecoming jocularity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unbecoming jocularity = levity.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 LEVITY mean?
LEVITY noun- Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
- Lack of steadiness.
- The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.
- A lighthearted or frivolous act.