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"fair" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often equitable (9 letters).
Definitions
without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
Word origin
From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
Used in a sentence
“Monday's child is fair of face.”
“There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid.”
“He is so fayre, withoutten les, / he semys full well to sytt on des.”
He is so fair, without any limit; his appearance shows well when he sits on the dais.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer13 curated clues
01“Carnival event”4 letters
02“Carnival with rides”4 letters
03“County carnival”4 letters
04“County event with rides”4 letters
05“County festival”4 letters
06“Just”4 letters
07“Just and balanced”4 letters
08“Just and equal”4 letters
09“Just and honest”4 letters
10“Just and reasonable”4 letters
11“Just and unbiased”4 letters
12“Reasonable and just”4 letters
13“Treating people equally”4 letters
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