The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GRATED
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More clues leading to the result GRATED
- To be ranked worse than F went down badly
- Scraped a result worse than an F
- Ground is good, thought highly of
- Good value Dutch cheese, processed thus
- Good value and democratic way to serve cheese?
- …was an irritant for any audience
- Was irritating for all viewers?
- Chopped up for children
- Was annoying, like many a Disney movie
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The straight part
We know that "Scraped" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scraped = grated.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GRATED mean?
GRATED verb- To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
- To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
- To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
- (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
- (by extension) to annoy
- Produced by grating.
- Furnished with a grate or grating.