The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 letter word TO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TO
- Ferries go so far and do not interfere with each other
- Flap over Dorothy lifted
- Agreeable air is in motor
- Flap in one’s in-tray
- Book will be read in punt in the future
- Performance unfinished?
- Still not accomplished? Bother!
- Stir also around edge to dissolve
- Disturbances may mean obligations
- Commotion not yet finished
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The straight part
We know that "Disturbances" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case disturbances = to.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 TO mean?
TO adverb- Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
- Into the wind.
- Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
- Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
- Used to indicate result of action.
- Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.
- Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
- Denotes the end of a range.
- As a.
- Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
- Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
- (time) Preceding.
- Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
- At.