The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SEVEREST
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SEVEREST
- Southern Himalayan peak, most forbidding
- Southern mountain most steep
- Small mountain most difficult to endure
- Small climb is the most demanding
- Son faces tough challenge — more dangerous than any other
- Most difficult son with ultimate challenge
- Most violent storm’s beginning on top of mountain
- Small mountain is the most difficult to conquer
- First to scale mountain, most dangerous
- Small mountain, most dangerous
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The straight part
We know that "Most violent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case most violent = severest.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 SEVEREST mean?
SEVEREST adjective- Very bad or intense.
- Strict or harsh.
- Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
- To cut free.
- To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
- To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
- To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.