The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RAMPANT
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More clues leading to the result RAMPANT
- Tirade about a member of parliament that’s unrestrained
- Unrestrained harangue involving a politician
- Violent farm animal encountering quiet little creature
- Unrestrained and extravagant speech about a politician
- Uncontrolled tirade about a member of the House of Commons
- Unrestrained, a politician breaks into bombast
- Tirade over measurement of current epidemic
- Drive home with knickers virtually unrestrained
- Pack short underwear that’s wild
- Unrestrained bombast overwhelming American politician
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The straight part
We know that "Violent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case violent = rampant.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAMPANT mean?
RAMPANT adjective- Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
- Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
- Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane.
- Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
- Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.