Cryptic crossword clue
Awful mess leaves businessmen scrabbling for some bucks?

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BUNNIES

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The straight part
We know that "some bucks?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case some bucks? = bunnies.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BUNNIES mean?

BUNNIES noun
  1. A rabbit, especially a juvenile.
  2. A bunny girl: a nightclub waitress who wears a costume having rabbit ears and tail.
  3. In basketball, an easy shot (i.e., one right next to the bucket) that is missed.
BUNNIES noun
  1. A swelling from a blow; a bump.
  2. A sudden enlargement or mass of ore, as opposed to a vein or lode.
BUNNIES noun
  1. A culvert or short covered drain connecting two ditches.
  2. A chine or gully formed by water running over the edge of a cliff; a wooded glen or small ravine opening through the cliff line to the sea.
  3. Any small drain or culvert.
  4. A brick arch or wooden bridge, covered with earth across a drawn or carriage in a water-meadow, just wide enough to allow a hay-wagon to pass over.
  5. A small pool of water.
BUNNIES noun
  1. Bunny chow; a snack of bread filled with curry.

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