The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADVERSE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ADVERSE
- Injurious commercial, very Irish
- Unfavourable notice on poem
- Hurtful rhyme that commercial starts off
- Bad jingle?
- Unfavourable notice given to stanzas
- Bad poetry on poster, perhaps
- Commercial jingle in rhyme is preventing success
- Notice lines likely to cause problems
- Confrontational poem used in commercial
- Inauspicious literary work by Bill
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What does ADVERSE mean?
ADVERSE adjective- Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
- Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
- Opposite; confronting.