Cryptic crossword clue
Visibly shocked given ‘umongous fly’s close in bed 3-4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BUG

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Visibly shocked" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case visibly shocked = bug.
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What does BUG mean?

BUG noun
  1. An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
  2. Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
  3. Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
  4. Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
  5. (chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
  6. A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it
  7. An enthusiasm for something; an obsession
  8. A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
  9. A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
  10. A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
  11. A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it
  12. A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
  13. A semi-automated telegraph key.
  14. Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.
  15. ("the bug") HIV.
  16. A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
  17. A trilobite.
  18. A young apprentice jockey.
BUG verb
  1. To annoy.
  2. To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
BUG noun
  1. A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

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