The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word OUTRAGEOUS
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More clues leading to the result OUTRAGEOUS
- Public anger — and love — for America is excessive
- Published paper retires girl over nothing? Inconceivable!
- Expose rogue as incredibly immoderate
- Shocking cargo regularly carried by strange old American
- Oust a rogue turning monstrous
- Highly unconventional rogues at large hijack rickety auto
- Shocking forbidden passion — love found by you and me
- Not in fashion, American clothes old and horrible
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The straight part
We know that "Shocking" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shocking = outrageous.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OUTRAGEOUS mean?
OUTRAGEOUS adjective- Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
- Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
- Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
- Fierce, violent.