Cryptic crossword clue
Clamour about farm animal making contact with one toxic chemical 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIOXIN

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What does DIOXIN mean?

DIOXIN noun
  1. Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
  2. The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene.
  3. The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds.

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