Cryptic crossword clue
Son with inferior status on account of lack of intelligence?

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

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The straight part
We know that "lack of intelligence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lack of intelligence = slowness.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SLOWNESS mean?

SLOWNESS noun
  1. The quality or state of being slow.
  2. A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.

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