Cryptic crossword clue
Crab has gone to scuttle past mongrel on soft earth 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CURMUDGEON

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What does CURMUDGEON mean?

CURMUDGEON noun
  1. A miser.
  2. An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.

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