The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NAUGHTIER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NAUGHTIER
- Argue hint could be more suggestive
- Note something that’s right is comparatively sinful
- In Erin perhaps anything is more mischievous
- Nothing that is right may be worse
- Nothing that’s essentially moral is more titillating
- Worse number? Anything that is by Queen
- Worse row follows twisted article that’s horrid!
- Name anything that is right? More difficult
- Stood up, suppressing cry of disgust with couple becoming more indecent
- More mischievous - nothing that is right
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The straight part
We know that "More difficult" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case more difficult = naughtier.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 NAUGHTIER mean?
NAUGHTIER adjective- Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
- Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
- Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
- Bad, worthless, substandard.