Cryptic crossword clue
Sullen crooner getting cross inside 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BROODING

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What does BROODING mean?

BROODING verb
  1. To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
  2. To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
  3. (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
  4. To be bred.
BROODING noun
  1. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
BROODING adjective
  1. (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
  2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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