Of no help to anyone (7)

I believe the answer is:

useless

(Other definitions for useless that I've seen before include "to no avail" , "Vain, impractical" , "Vain - unavailing" , "Good-for-nothing" , "Lacking in purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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