The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HAUNTED
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More clues leading to the result HAUNTED
- NUT head distressed, troubled by ghosts
- Man had to welcome relative that’s regularly visited
- Searched round area frequently visited
- Worried relative’s energy caught in high definition
- Looked around entrance to abbey frequented by spirits
- Possessed large body, loathed clothing it
- Relation nursed by the man died, with the ghost still around?
- Disturbed by a late visitor?
- Searched around area inhabited by ghosts
- Searched around area, tormented
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The straight part
We know that "with the ghost still around" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with the ghost still around = haunted.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HAUNTED mean?
HAUNTED verb- To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
- To make uneasy, restless.
- To stalk, to follow
- To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
- To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.
- To practise; to devote oneself to.
- To persist in staying or visiting.
- Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
- Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
- Showing a feeling of being disturbed.