The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word RIFLE SHOT
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More clues leading to the result RIFLE SHOT
- Potential killer in family into mob violence
- Use of weapon when body enters fray
- Report holes being punched in crevice
- Report civil disturbance about what carnivores eat?
- Report unrest involving one’s family
- Starter despatched, desserts fresh out of the oven in range of slugs
- Confusion around one’s family — one of several that got JFK?
- Uproar about bodily appetites may be life-threatening
- Discharge that damages body during uproar
- Attack with the gun could do for flier
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The straight part
We know that "otential killer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case otential killer = rifle shot.The cryptic/wordplay part
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