The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CRABBY
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More clues leading to the result CRABBY
- Irritable — as one being shelled?
- Cry-baby mostly unsettled and grouchy
- Taxi driver collects queen in a bad mood
- Irritable passenger in the end picked up by driver
- Nipping sideways possibly, cross
- Bad-tembered taxi driver crossing river
- Taxi driver circling King’s Cross
- King of music in racy novel that’s short
- Out of sorts, express sadness about university offer?
- Irritable driver introduces rule
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The straight part
We know that "Out of sorts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case out of sorts = crabby.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CRABBY mean?
CRABBY adjective- Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
- Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.