Cryptic crossword clue
Turned crazy making attempt 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 1 letter word STAB  –

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What does STAB  – mean?

STAB  – noun
  1. An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
  2. A wound made by stabbing.
  3. Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
  4. An attempt.
  5. Criticism.
  6. A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
  7. A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
STAB  – verb
  1. To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
  2. To thrust in a stabbing motion.
  3. To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
  4. To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
  5. To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
  6. To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
  7. To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.

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