The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HARMFUL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HARMFUL
- Hot bundle possibly dangerous
- Henry having as much as can be carried – dangerous
- Hancock’s first pint is unhealthy
- Dangerous weapon used by female in docked part of ship
- Amount that can be carried by hospital is noxious
- Detrimental, hard, and as much as one can bear
- Head on holiday with as much as one can carry? That’s hazardous
- Tip from Hancock: what a pint isis unhealthy
- Drag around head right before end of term on Friday, damaging
- Bad hospital’s excessive demand for blood?
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The straight part
We know that "Detrimental" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case detrimental = harmful.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.
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What does HARMFUL mean?
HARMFUL adjective- Of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious