The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word UPHEAVAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UPHEAVAL
- Awake, man on a toilet bent over making disturbance
- Disturbance that may have Paul upset
- Turmoil’s rising. What’s rising? Hot stuff’s rising
- Paul puzzle containing coarse detail causes commotion
- Have Paul busted for disturbance
- At university, have stimulated a liberal revolution
- Eruption! Up he goes, before lava comes back
- Have Paul shot in revolution
- Sudden change in a pH value — at sixes and sevens?
- Turmoil in path out of town, value suffering
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The straight part
We know that "commotion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case commotion = upheaval.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 UPHEAVAL mean?
UPHEAVAL noun- Change, from one state to another
- The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
- A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.