The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EMBROIL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EMBROIL
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- Involve little brother wearing revolting lime clothing
- Tangle in mobile transmitter finally sorted out
- Implicate brother in climbing tree
- Implicate yours truly over manipulation of Libor
- Get into trouble with sibling in heartless 9
- Involve team regularly with grill in America
- Involve English Queen in limbo dancing
- Entangle ball in tree, when climbing
- The globe is protected by green uprising – get involved
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The straight part
We know that "Implicate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case implicate = embroil.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 EMBROIL mean?
EMBROIL verb- To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.
- To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.