The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OGRESSES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OGRESSES
- Horrible women love exits being unopened
- Man-eaters go back to get topless clothing
- Scary women travel northward, hair shaved on top
- Spin-off comes along, making monsters
- fearsome women
- See gross deformed monsters
- Makes advances, ignoring the first two fearsome women
- Terrifying people cut royal tours by 20%
- Accidentally see gross females you’d rather avoid
- 7 Moves on without the first two she-monsters
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The straight part
We know that "fearsome women" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fearsome women = ogresses.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does OGRESSES mean?
OGRESSES noun- A female ogre
- A fierce, unfriendly woman.
- A roundel sable.