The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEDEVIL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BEDEVIL
- Torment where sick person is confined — not good
- Dog, as it happens, getting back on couch
- Torture not recorded back on base
- Plague in bottom, foul!
- Torment base and wicked
- Harry’s plot—wicked
- As is happens, society newbie’s over worry
- Plot over cruel torment
- Harrow boarding school fixture last to come back
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What does BEDEVIL mean?
BEDEVIL verb- To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- To perplex or bewilder.