The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AGITATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AGITATE
- Worry consumed a contemptible type initially
- Disturb American soldier in a gallery
- Keep moving stone with internal magnetism
- Disturb the thing set in stone
- Keep moving marble, holding it
- A privateart gallery displays rock
- It’s set in stone to cause trouble
- A fool consumed shake
- A despicable person gets put away in stir
- A contemptible fool swallowed shake
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The straight part
We know that "shake" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shake = agitate.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AGITATE mean?
AGITATE verb- To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
- To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
- To set in motion; to actuate.
- To discuss or debate.
- To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.