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"delicacy" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often fragility (9 letters).
Definitions
lightness in movement or manner
Word origin
From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus. Equivalent to delicate + -cy.
Used in a sentence
“[…] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher.”
“a Chinese delicacy”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Fine treat”8 letters
02“Fancy food item”8 letters
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