Cryptic crossword clue
Be prone to wear twisted truss and get extremely bad-tempered 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SURLIEST

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The straight part
We know that "extremely bad-tempered" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case extremely bad-tempered = surliest.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does SURLIEST mean?

SURLIEST adjective
  1. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
  3. Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
SURLIEST adverb
  1. In an arrogant or supercilious manner.

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