Mutilation's awful provocation (11) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mutilation's awful provocation (11) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STIMULATION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STIMULATION Mutilation's awful provocation (11) (11) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jun 29, 2024
78% RACY Provocative (4) Commuter Aug 19, 2025
78% EDGY Provocative (4) LA Times Daily Aug 19, 2025
71% UGH "That's awful!" (3) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
71% WOW Awe (3) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
67% TROLLS Purveyors of provocative posts (6) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
67% EDGIEST Most provocative (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 12, 2025
67% MANGLE Mutilate, disfigure (6) (6)
64% EFS Awful grades (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
64% REEK Smell awful (4)

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