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"fairness" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often justness (8 letters).
Definitions
the quality of being good looking and attractive
Word origin
From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”).
Used in a sentence
“Some questioned the fairness of the new laws.”
“The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Equal treatment”8 letters
02“Just treatment”8 letters
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