The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RAGGED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RAGGED
- Went ballistic about girls initially being teased
- Teased for wearing tatty clothes
- Boasted striking top is worn
- Worn casing of knife exchanged
- Bit of a good egg arguably about to be tormented
- Teased for being shabbily dressed
- Rather tatty guide, we hear
- Crew without leader falling to pieces
- Neglected German stormed around
- Was a teaser scruffy?
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The straight part
We know that "Was a teaser/scruffy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case was a teaser/scruffy = ragged.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAGGED mean?
RAGGED adjective- In tatters, having the texture broken.
- Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
- Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- Wearing tattered clothes.
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
- Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
- Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
- To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- To become tattered.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
- To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To dance to ragtime music.
- To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.