The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHUCKS
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More clues leading to the result SHUCKS
- A word of annoyance is very bad, if said by drunk?
- Disappointed expression of Finn, perhaps, aboard vessel
- Shells emptied of peas, I regret
- Oh dear, what’s left after shelling peas?
- Drunk uses straw? That’s a bit irritating!
- Prepares ears for cooking nuts
- Oh well, those pea pods are empty
- Small Twain boy’s disappointed interjection
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The straight part
We know that "A word of annoyance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a word of annoyance = shucks.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SHUCKS mean?
SHUCKS noun- The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- A fraud; a scam.
- A phony.
- To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
- To remove (any outer covering).
- To fool; to hoax.
- Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
- (possibly vulgar) A bashful expression of thanks.