Cryptic crossword clue
Confrontationally attacks account charges 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Confrontationally attacks" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case confrontationally attacks = accosts.
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 ACCOSTS mean?

ACCOSTS noun
  1. Address; greeting.
  2. An attack.
ACCOSTS verb
  1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
  2. To join side to side; to border.
  3. (by extension) To sail along the coast or side of.
  4. To approach; to come up to.
  5. To speak to first; to address; to greet.
  6. To adjoin; to lie alongside.
  7. To assault.
  8. To solicit sexually.

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