Cryptic crossword clue
Vintage rioter brawling, raising questions 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word INTERROGATIVE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "raising questions" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case raising questions = interrogative.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INTERROGATIVE mean?

INTERROGATIVE noun
  1. (grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
  2. A question; an interrogation.
INTERROGATIVE adjective
  1. (grammar) Asking or denoting a question: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point.
  2. Pertaining to inquiry; questioning
INTERROGATIVE noun
  1. The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
  2. A state of doubt or uncertainty.
  3. An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle.
  4. Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).

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