The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STIRRED
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More clues leading to the result STIRRED
- Came round in an agitated state
- Emotionally stimulated, like Earl Grey sometimes?
- No way to have prepared drink for James in prison, Communist
- Hot drink might have been moved
- Roused son, weary, around middle of afternoon
- Tide’s out and up!
- Moved by a little spooning?
- Agitated in prison, revolutionary
- Jug with wine makes you excited
- Jug with wine given a shake
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The straight part
We know that "Came round/in an agitated state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case came round/in an agitated state = stirred.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STIRRED mean?
STIRRED verb- To incite to action
- To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
- To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
- To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
- To change the place of in any manner; to move.
- To move; to change one’s position.
- To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
- To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
- To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.