The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word HATE MAIL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HATE MAIL
- Spooner's familiar greeting is unwanted communication
- Had maiden caught in cold shower some offensive words?
- Bouncers raining down around hapless team, vicious deliveries
- Worried, getting protection after Henry’s death threats?
- Horrified, initially, at message in hostile letters
- Abusive stuff coming in torrent — troublemaker getting maiden trapped
- The aim, almost all letters noxious — with this?
- Unwanted delivery of Thai meal rescheduled
- Greeting to welcome fantastic team — or unwelcome communication?
- Boater perhaps halting around island to return hostile communication
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