The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EDGIER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EDGIER
- Always covering key soldier makes you more anxious
- Less composed editor fighting American over royalty
- One inside skimmed account book, increasingly irritable
- More anxious grieved constituents without victory
- More nervous European’s fantastic grid contains surprise ending
- Wild deer drinking a lot of gin is more skittish
- Peto, overwhelmed by unbridled greed, becomes more irritable
- Poor Tom actor, forgetting note for one direction, becomes more tense
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The straight part
We know that "Less composed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case less composed = edgier.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 EDGIER mean?
EDGIER adjective- Nervous, apprehensive.
- (entertainment) Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
- (entertainment) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
- Irritable.
- Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
- (of a knife or blade) Sharp.
- Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
- Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.