The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 2 letter word TURNED ON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TURNED ON
- Verbally attacked fellow about inhaling pot
- Aroused? This may suggest no!
- Suddenly got nasty with a small number
- Hot, no?
- Randy song about rear end of setter, Pasquale?
- Suddenly attacked by a state of ecstasy
- What could indicate a limited number being really excited
- Aroused? By implication no!
- Working? No
- Go with European academic, excited
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The straight part
We know that "Suddenly attacked/a state of ecstasy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suddenly attacked/a state of ecstasy = turned on.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.