The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEUROTIC
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NEUROTIC
- New uranium parts hot and unstable
- Unstable northern union leader dressed in blue?
- Obsessive knight, socially acceptable, wearing blue?
- Anxious new US check briefly involving a transnational currency
- Unstable new currency financiers mostly backed
- Countries not entirely disordered – psychologically so?
- Obsessive barking routine by Crufts beginner
- Any number wanting money in e.g. Greece, twitching and anxious
- Anxious twitch follows introduction of novel currency
- Disturbed by new blue clothing United
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The straight part
We know that "Unstable" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unstable = neurotic.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.
What does NEUROTIC mean?
NEUROTIC noun- A person who has a neurosis
- Affected with a neurosis.
- Overly anxious.
- Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.