The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EARFUL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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A
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F
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L
More clues leading to the result EARFUL
- Harangue’s horrifying, but not loud
- Afraid when one female unleashed reprimand
- Miss the start of terrible telling off
- Visibly upset having lost head delivering reprimand
- Lecture from retired Scottish university lecturer
- 26 scared to go topless
- Maximum amount of wax, perhaps, for carpeting?
- Failure to drop one off results in 7
- Afraid to drop leading female for scolding
- Afraid to ignore initial reprimand
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The straight part
We know that "7" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 7 = earful.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 EARFUL mean?
EARFUL noun- An angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
- Intimate gossip