The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HALITOSIS
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More clues leading to the result HALITOSIS
- Settled in house, sister produces fumes from trap?
- Also, this dishevelled one wears repulsive pants?
- Personal unpleasantness? Lois has it, unfortunately
- Hoist sail to break loose from personal unpleasantness
- What could make my pants offensive to others?
- Leaving port, hospital ship regularly treated a personal complaint
- Stop admitting ice cap is, after extreme observations, causing bad breath
- Bad odour from opening at sea? Hoist sail
- Bad breath: sadly. Lois has it
- Bad breath: sadly, Lois has it
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The straight part
We know that "What could make my pants offensive to others?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what could make my pants offensive to others? = halitosis.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does HALITOSIS mean?
HALITOSIS noun- The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.