Cryptic crossword clue
Father, before introducing guests, is out-and-out embarrassing? Just the opposite! 7

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

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What does PAINING mean?

PAINING verb
  1. To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
  2. To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
  3. To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.

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