Cryptic crossword clue
Whatever’s keeping Louis X quaking with nerves? 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ANXIOUSLY

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The straight part
We know that "with nerves" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with nerves = anxiously.
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What does ANXIOUSLY mean?

ANXIOUSLY adverb
  1. In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

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