The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DEMONIC
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More clues leading to the result DEMONIC
- Source of dubious income turned out to be fiendish
- Diabolical daughter has come in drunk
- Devilish fifth grade male disrupts teacher in charge
- Fiendish - half carrying on with crossword initially
- Hellish day I took part in last month
- Wicked Klan leader escaping from jail after protest
- Far from holy day I found near Christmas?
- Evil daughter has come in sozzled
- Duke with income set free of malign influence
- Furious, perhaps, having serving of cappuccinoupended
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The straight part
We know that "Fiendish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fiendish = demonic.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEMONIC mean?
DEMONIC adjective- Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
- Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.