Behaves badly - boorish tussling's no good (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INSULTS Behaves badly - boorish tussling's no good (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic May 2, 2025
83% ACTOUT Behave badly (6) Universal Dec 6, 2025
75% BRATS Badly behaved kids (5) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
69% FIGHT Tussle (5) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
67% NAUGHTY Badly behaved thug upset and in denial (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
61% ACT Behave (3) Commuter Dec 22, 2025
58% CRASSHOPPER Boorish kangaroo? (11) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
55% EMOTE Behave theatrically (5) The Telegraph Mini Dec 24, 2025
55% ACTTHEPART Behave as required (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
55% ACTS Behaves (4) Commuter Oct 29, 2025

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