The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 letter word SHAKE UP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SHAKE UP
- Unnerve swimmer in drink
- Unnerve Arab leader speaking at university
- Reorganise first half of meal, including fish
- Seen in drink, swimmer in distress
- Mix a cocktail, say, and get fish in to eat
- Disturb son, out of bed, eating fish
- Disturb Arab in lecture at university
- Arab chief promoted, we hear, and reorganisation follows
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The straight part
We know that "Disturb" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case disturb = shake up.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 SHAKE UP mean?
SHAKE UP noun- A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization.