The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHILLER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CHILLER
- Author wanting introduction for scary book
- Hair-raiser German dramatist hasn’t started
- Scary work in a fridge
- . . . . horror story in the cold store
- German author not beginning scary story
- Horror film’s sick heartless evildoer beneath church
- Squirrelly rodent with no chin said to be in ice box
- Chapter getting more feverish in exciting story
- Tale of horror in country around lake and river
- German writer decapitated in horror film
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The straight part
We know that "Hair-raiser" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hair-raiser = chiller.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 CHILLER mean?
CHILLER noun- Something that chills
- A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film