The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SLOVENLY
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More clues leading to the result SLOVENLY
- Careless attachment with men finally drawn into scheming
- Scruffy son means well, leaving repast and just eating endless veg
- Knowing about cooker left in messy state
- What’s not initially encompassed by ‘special’ and ‘delightful’?
- Novel newly penned by Stallone is carelessly done
- Disorganised start to school fair around noon
- Like a slob, knowing there’s nowt new in that
- Disorganised start to school fair opened by knight
- Shifty about cooker left dirty
- Careless attachment with Trojan finally insinuated in scheming
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The straight part
We know that "in messy state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in messy state = slovenly.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SLOVENLY mean?
SLOVENLY adjective- Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
- Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.
- Careless or negligent; sloppy.
- In a slovenly manner.