The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INJURED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result INJURED
- Accustomed to judge interfering, but hurt
- Harmed native American cut and bloody
- Retain Jure defence cover for being damaged
- Hardened nurses beginning to justifiably get upset
- Wounded in Japan united against Marxist adherent
- With wound covered judge takes over from first of September
- Fractured season beginning to derail around first of January
- Toughened up, accepting Jack’s hurt
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The straight part
We know that "hurt" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hurt = injured.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 INJURED mean?
INJURED verb- To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
- To damage or impair.
- To do injustice to.