Cryptic crossword clue
Very annoyed: silver reduced into small pieces retaining only 40% of value 10

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

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What does AGGRAVATED mean?

AGGRAVATED verb
  1. To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
  2. (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
  3. To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
  4. To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
  5. To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
AGGRAVATED adjective
  1. Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.

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