The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EGREGIOUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EGREGIOUS
- Say nothing adopted by sort of professor is outrageous
- Say nothing a sort of professor holds outrageous
- Soldier replaced heron’s tail with mouse innards – gross!
- Say euro is around about $1,000, gross
- Shocking for fellow taken in by Georgia over promises to pay
- Shocking! George is rampaging round university
- Notorious European pie maker losing final grand keeping promise
- Shocking debts faced by, say, Sir Elton once
- For example, US soldier coming in changing Euros is shocking
- For instance, repeatedly ringing king with evidence of debts — shocking
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What does EGREGIOUS mean?
EGREGIOUS adjective- Usually in a negative sense: conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding.
- Outrageously bad; shocking.