Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRUDGES

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What does GRUDGES mean?

GRUDGES noun
  1. Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to a past misdeed or mistreatment.
GRUDGES verb
  1. To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something).
  2. To grumble, complain; to be dissatisfied.
  3. To hold or harbour with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.
  4. To feel compunction or grief.

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