The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word INCONVENIENT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result INCONVENIENT
- Where religious person is sheltering knight? That is awkward
- Awkward name that is kept by popular religious community
- Girl almost entering where nuns may be found causing trouble
- Trendy religious community possessing name that is awkward
- Awkward naked fiend in popular religious establishment
- Where one finds nuns hiding knight? That is awkward
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The straight part
We know that "causing trouble" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case causing trouble = inconvenient.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does INCONVENIENT mean?
INCONVENIENT noun- An inconsistency, an incongruity.
- An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.
- Not convenient