The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OFFENDS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result OFFENDS
- Rotten son pinching bottom hurts feelings
- Leaving leftovers creates anger
- Puts out ‘top and tails’
- Clue for send maybe shocks?
- Stops after putrid insults
- Turned bottoms, producing affronts
- Old female staves off insults
- Terminates after erroneous insults
- Insults not working with linemen
- Finishes on high? The other way round hurts
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The straight part
We know that "creates anger" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case creates anger = offends.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 OFFENDS mean?
OFFENDS verb- To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- To feel or become offended; to take insult.
- To physically harm, pain.
- To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
- To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
- To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
- To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.