The phrase "a conspicuous gap in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a noticeable absence or deficiency in a particular area or context.
Example: "The report highlighted a conspicuous gap in the data collection process, which could affect the overall findings."
Alternatives: "a significant void in" or "an obvious deficiency in".
This series seeks to fill a conspicuous gap in the burgeoning literature on terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and insurgency.
The new station, WRXP, at 94.7 FM, fills a conspicuous gap in the nation's largest media market.
The world's most celebrated popular music group had long left a conspicuous gap in the offerings of streaming sites, which have become increasingly mainstream despite some acts' concerns over royalties and other issues.
"In a First, the U.S. Army Hones an Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas" (news article, Oct. 19) exposes a conspicuous gap in American military training priorities in Africa.
Other lawyers who are following the trial, though, said that there remained a conspicuous gap in the prosecution's case: proof that the decisions and instructions of Mr. Mubarak and his lieutenants led directly to those shootings.
Roberts relined it – laid it down on new cloth – physically stabilizing the painting but leaving a conspicuous gap in Cooper's grazing herd of cattle.
No, the film does not mention Porter's homosexuality, but the director, Michael Curtiz, creates what seems in retrospect a conscious, conspicuous gap in the story of Porter's marriage to Linda (Alexis Smith).
It's a nice little detail and whoever noticed that there'd be a conspicuous gap there without them should be given a pat on the back.
Especially in the context of politics and economics, "underpants gnomes" has been used by some commentators to characterize a conspicuous gap of logic or planning.
Until quite recently, there was a conspicuous gap for n = 8 10, and just one known example with n = 11, being MgSO4·11H2O (aka meridianiite).
His wrist spin fills the one conspicuous gap in the South African squad.
