Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MALINGERED

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What does MALINGERED mean?

MALINGERED verb
  1. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
  2. To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

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