The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RANSACKED
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More clues leading to the result RANSACKED
- Was candidate, given the push, turned upside down?
- Searched sedan car abandoned outside King’s Head
- Tormented about area, north and south, being plundered
- Thoroughly searched, managed to get fired
- With loot missing was the manager fired?
- Plundered and did a bunk before getting dismissed
- Grabbed someone’s booty!
- Rushed, fired and rifled
- Searched and managed to fire journalist
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The straight part
We know that "turned upside down?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case turned upside down? = ransacked.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RANSACKED mean?
RANSACKED verb- To loot or pillage. See also sack.
- To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
- To examine carefully; to investigate.
- To violate; to ravish; to deflower.