The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TWISTED
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The straight part
We know that "contorted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case contorted = twisted.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TWISTED mean?
TWISTED verb- To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- To join together by twining one part around another.
- To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- To wind into; to insinuate.
- To turn a knob etc.
- To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
- To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
- To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
- (of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
- To cause to rotate.
- To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
- To coax.
- In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
- Contorted.
- Wound spirally.
- Mentally disturbed or unsound.
- Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana.