The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HARMLESS
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More clues leading to the result HARMLESS
- Far from dangerous handgun initially unable to shoot?
- Husband having no weapons in safe
- Safe house’s opening, short of members?
- Weapon left in the possession of Deputy Führer unlikely to cause any damage
- Innocuous opening of House missing some members?
- Innocuous Henry, [never] lacking a gun
- Inoffensive home front, incapable of attacking?
- Not being attractive, Chennai leader leaves and is quite safe
- Slams her badly, but it’s safe
- Ultimately jellyfish without tentacles can't hurt
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The straight part
We know that "unlikely to cause any damage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unlikely to cause any damage = harmless.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HARMLESS mean?
HARMLESS adjective- Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
- Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
- Unharmed.