The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word UNEQUAL
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More clues leading to the result UNEQUAL
- Different one in Paris Match
- Out of tune, qualitatively different
- Not even atypical American dropping out in favour of English queen
- Across the Channel, a peer's not the same
- Regularly suing peer is not being fair
- May’s successor dismisses judge as liberal and biased
- Not the same as having some immune quality
- Somewhat lacking, prune quality is just not the same
- Different passage of tune, quality
- A Parisian international out of game’s uniform? Not so
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The straight part
We know that "different" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case different = unequal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does UNEQUAL mean?
UNEQUAL noun- One who is not an equal.
- Not the same.
- Out of balance.
- Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.