Cryptic crossword clue
Lacking any engagement, unlike 9 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DATELESS

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What does DATELESS mean?

DATELESS adjective
  1. Out of one's head; deranged.
  2. Thick-headed
DATELESS adjective
  1. Without a date imprinted, assigned, or associated.
  2. Having no date—a meeting with a lover or potential lover.
  3. Timeless; immortal
  4. Without a start; immemorial
  5. Without an end; endless

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