The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INANITY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INANITY
- Lunacy omitting son in senseless action
- Foolishness in a year will have fool incarcerated
- Isn’t it commonly showcasing adult Yankee senselessness?
- Being stupid in a tiny way
- Heads away from din, can pity silly behaviour
- At home, auntie regularly has time for unknown silliness
- One refusal covers idiot’s vacuity
- At home, why ultimately catching a bug is silliness
- Senselessness of madness without a hint of sanity
- From madness, putting out small idiotic remark
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The straight part
We know that "vacuity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vacuity = inanity.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INANITY mean?
INANITY noun- The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.
- Something that is inane.