Cryptic crossword clue
Prison cartel encouraging action 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STIRRING

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What does STIRRING mean?

STIRRING verb
  1. To incite to action
  2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
  3. To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
  4. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  5. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  6. To move; to change one’s position.
  7. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
  8. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  9. To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
STIRRING noun
  1. (gerund of stir) An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred
STIRRING adjective
  1. Invigorating or inspiring

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