The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word REVOLT
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More clues leading to the result REVOLT
- Concerned with a measure of potential rising
- Nothing in priest and lieutenant to inspire disgust
- Rising anger topped scale of potential differences
- Mutiny of soldiers against ordinary officer
- Rising priest meets old officer
- Rise up, my dear, rise up and take the lead
- Rejected swain’s temperature rising
- Disgust partner, returning gift finally
- Turned to the other side, lieutenant in mutiny
- Engineers attending electrical unit refuse to work?
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The straight part
We know that "Rising" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rising = revolt.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REVOLT mean?
REVOLT noun- An act of revolt.
- To rebel, particularly against authority.
- To repel greatly.
- To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
- To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
- To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.