The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STEAMING
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More clues leading to the result STEAMING
- Snatching mobile for bit of a lark could be the beginning of this
- Man gets drunk around one – very drunk
- Rat-arsed group breaks into chorus
- Pissed off with mugging
- Very angry with dividing pupils by ability — it’s not right
- Rejoice about 11 getting drunk
- Each male participating in smart form of underground crime?
- Very angry chant when side goes in
- Angry crime
- Famous team in game somewhat heated
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The straight part
We know that "Rat-arsed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rat-arsed = steaming.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STEAMING mean?
STEAMING verb- To cook with steam.
- To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- To produce or vent steam.
- To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- To make angry.
- To be covered with condensed water vapor.
- To travel by means of steam power.
- To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- To exhale.
- The action of steam on something.
- The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
- A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).
- Relating to the ability of a steam locomotive (etc.) to raise steam.
- Giving off steam.
- Very angry.
- Extremely drunk.