The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TACTLESS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TACTLESS
- Gauche — after time play fewer roles?
- Crass Celts sat around
- Indiscreet story about courtship
- Inappropriate time to be more honest
- Insensitive time building castles
- Undiplomatic time to reduce activity
- Awkward time to make fewer stage appearances?
- Lets cats out being unfeeling
- Gauche Tory leader pretends to welcome the French
- Indiscreet play’s about the French chasing tart’s rear
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The straight part
We know that "Lacking delicacy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lacking delicacy = tactless.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 TACTLESS mean?
TACTLESS adjective- Having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings