The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 2 letter word CUT UP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CUT UP
- Clue to many unions being affected by separation
- Deeply distressed, snubbed at university
- Emotionally affected, having had an operation?
- Distressed copper’s taken up to station
- Upset dice
- Distressed union in a hole
- Dice moved a great deal
- Distraught trade union enters competition
- Guillotine out to slice through vessel, sliced into pieces
- Upset — and in pieces?
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The straight part
We know that "Overtake dangerously/upset" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case overtake dangerously/upset = cut up.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 CUT UP mean?
CUT UP noun- Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes.