Cryptic crossword clue
Stepped across line and the French caused bother on the internet 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TROLLED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "caused bother on the internet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case caused bother on the internet = trolled.
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 TROLLED mean?

TROLLED verb
  1. To saunter.
  2. To trundle, to roll from side to side.
  3. To draw someone or something out, to entice, to lure as if with trailing bait.
  4. (by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait.
  5. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a hook drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
  6. To fish in; to try to catch fish from.
  7. To stroll about in order to find a sexual partner.
  8. (to post inflammatory material so as) to attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment and/or gratuitous disruption, especially in an online community or discussion
  9. (by extension) To incite anger (including outside of an Internet context); to provoke, harass or annoy.
TROLLED verb
  1. To move circularly; to roll; to turn.
  2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
  3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly, freely or in a carefree way.

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