The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AGEISM
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More clues leading to the result AGEISM
- Does it hinder people getting on? Answer is set in stone
- During meeting, start to employ one's discrimination
- Dislike of the old, blurry images
- Not all frottage is mean form of discrimination
- Moving image featuring society’s prejudice
- Is game playing a bias against the elderly?
- Prejudice medics regularly displayed during annual get- together
- One is into precious stone, not digging fossils!
- Years of prejudice? The opposite
- Unfair treatment in coverage is mentioned
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What does AGEISM mean?
AGEISM noun- The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.