The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 14 letter word ACCIDENT-PRONE
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More clues leading to the result ACCIDENT-PRONE
- Ill-fated pair connected in error
- Decrepit canon slipping is liable to mishaps
- Somehow reconnect iPad that’s likely to crash?
- Pair connected somehow more than usually liable to mishap
- Another pair connected — always gets hurt
- Strange pair — connected but always getting hurt
- One had, in manner of speaking and lying, to be clumsy?
- Prince after depression, overwhelmed by cocaine, turning clumsy
- Practice no end but turn out to be a liability
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The straight part
We know that "liable to mishaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case liable to mishaps = accident-prone.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ACCIDENT-PRONE mean?
ACCIDENT-PRONE adjective- Susceptible to accidents or mishaps.