The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INSULATED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INSULATED
- Spoke to rudely about American being cut off
- Latin used badly is cut off
- Taking offence about article liable to be shocking? On the contrary
- Protected from shock that made the sultan die
- Offended when article’s penned that shouldn’t be giving anyone a shock?
- Wounded, holding one end of arm cut off
- Sheltered home’s behind schedule in the south of France
- Offended as American held and put in a secure environment
- Put down wrapping round inside of ear and cut off
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The straight part
We know that "liable to be shocking? On the contrary" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case liable to be shocking? on the contrary = insulated.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 INSULATED mean?
INSULATED verb- To separate, detach, or isolate.
- To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
- Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
- Placed or set apart.
- (of an electrically conducting material) Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
- Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the effect of their mutual attraction is undetectable.