The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TRUCULENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TRUCULENT
- Defiantly aggressive criminal culture Unite oddly dismissed
- Obstreperous uncle moved to stand for society in credit
- Aggressive articulated lorry you hired out?
- Lorry borrowed from you sounds hostile
- Quarrelsome culture developing, not without love
- Defiant leader of union advanced after brief upset
- Vehicle you loaned reportedly uncooperative
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What does TRUCULENT mean?
TRUCULENT adjective- Cruel or savage.
- Deadly or destructive.
- Defiant or uncompromising.
- Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.