The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SEDITIOUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SEDITIOUS
- Revolutionary is outside fomenting unrest
- Idiot sues bizarrely, promoting disorder
- Revolutionary is outside rabble-rousing?
- Idiots use mobile, causing public disorder
- Suspicion surrounds publication without name that promotes disorder
- Is outside agitating and rabble- rousing
- Dissident revolutionary is outside
- Revolutionary is outside, revolting
- Mess outside is revolting
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "fomenting unrest" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fomenting unrest = seditious.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.
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What does SEDITIOUS mean?
SEDITIOUS adjective- Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.