Airless space (6)

I believe the answer is:

vacuum

(Other definitions for vacuum that I've seen before include "Nature abhors one" , "Nothingness" , "Emptiness" , "Entirely empty space" , "Space entirely devoid of matter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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