The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ITCHY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ITCHY
- After the first minute becomes restless
- Church in large town leaving Catholic sore
- Very minor leader deposed, causing sensation
- Not at first spiteful, but irritating
- Hives can be this hostile when bee’s flown out
- Church in urban area losing head, getting irritated
- Mean to get rid of book, being irritable
- Restless and malicious, blowing cover
- Unable to relax in it, church close to Ely
- No opening for compassion – it keeps church irritated
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What does ITCHY mean?
ITCHY adjective- Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.