Cryptic crossword clue
Useless aristocrat, awfully vain inside 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NONVIABLE

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What does NONVIABLE mean?

NONVIABLE adjective
  1. Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.

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