The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABUSED
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More clues leading to the result ABUSED
- Mistreated sailor took drugs
- One vehicle journalist cursed
- Hurt, still lying about America
- Not treated properly, when sleeping round America
- Exploited sailor took drugs
- Mistreated a book, second-hand
- Term for ex-President, Democrat, touring America given improper treatment
- A piece of furniture carried across America is given rough treatment
- Took advantage of American in a plot
- Journalist tailed a vehicle and got injured
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The straight part
We know that "mistreated" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mistreated = abused.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 ABUSED mean?
ABUSED verb- To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
- To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
- To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
- To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
- To violate; defile; to rape.
- Misrepresent; adulterate.
- To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
- Disuse.
- Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
- Overused; used profligately or in excess.