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Serving no practical purpose (6)

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otiose

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">serving no practical purpose</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for otiose that I've seen before include "Slothful" , "Indolent or superfluous" , "Serving no useful purpose" , "Indolent, lazy" , "Devoid of worth or significance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Wall Street Journal.
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