The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RAUCOUS
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More clues leading to the result RAUCOUS
- Gold firm in Republican America making noise
- It’s harsh to scour gold roughly
- Disturbance of usual crow, never-ending, may be this
- Harsh sound of rude swearing
- I must leave a curious set — too noisy?
- Crude swear-word sounded harshly loud
- Shout and swear, heard getting strident
- Harsh Republican political meeting ditching leader about nothing
- Loud section of hymn repeated by Spooner
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The straight part
We know that "Harsh" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case harsh = raucous.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAUCOUS mean?
RAUCOUS adjective- Harsh and rough-sounding.
- Disorderly and boisterous.
- Loud and annoying.