The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INFLAME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
I
N
F
L
A
M
E
More clues leading to the result INFLAME
- Provoke current lover
- Get angry if invaded by northern poor
- Provoke trendy lover
- Enrage trendy partner
- Madden home lover
- Popular female abridged translation for Kindle
- Provoke fashionable celebrity about launch opening
- Slander with Liberal on board will anger
- Popular fellow — before feeble anger
- File man messed up in anger
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Provoke" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case provoke = inflame.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does INFLAME mean?
INFLAME verb- To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
- To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
- To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
- To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of.
- To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
- To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.