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Gratuitous (8)

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I believe the answer is:

needless

'gratuitous' is the definition.
(gratuitous can mean needless or uncalled for)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for needless that I've seen before include "Unneccessary and unwarranted" , "Lessened, being without good cause" , "Otiose" , "Superfluous" , "Surplus to requirements" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Times, the Irish Times (Simplex), The Irish Times, The Guardian and the Wall Street Journal.
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