The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RAILING
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More clues leading to the result RAILING
- Two swimmers, the first heard making complaint
- Protesting Republican not doing too well
- Trouble penetrating sound barrier
- Complaint from the bar
- Barrier formed by river, not well
- Mocking metal barrier
- Reading or writing poorly is a barrier
- Complaining one side’s weak
- Fence poorly, overcome by resistance
- Queen unwell and complaining
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The straight part
We know that "Protesting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case protesting = railing.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAILING mean?
RAILING verb- To travel by railway.
- To enclose with rails or a railing.
- To range in a line.
- To criticize severely.
- To complain violently (against, about).
- (of a liquid) To gush, flow.
- A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.