Cryptic crossword clue
Crossed the line, afraid right away, clutching ‘Brideshead Revisited’ 7

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

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What does SCABBED mean?

SCABBED verb
  1. To become covered by a scab or scabs.
  2. To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.
  3. To remove part of a surface (from).
  4. To act as a strikebreaker.
  5. To beg (for), to cadge or bum.
SCABBED adjective
  1. Affected or covered with scabs.
  2. (by extension) Vile; worthless.

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