The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SOREHEAD
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What does SOREHEAD mean?
SOREHEAD noun- A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
- (political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
- Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
- Fowlpox.