The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INVEIGH
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What does INVEIGH mean?
INVEIGH verb- (with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.