Cause of a hair-raising experience? Crossword Clue

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Cause of a hair-raising experience? Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. showing little if any change
2. concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
(noun)
1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
2. angry criticism

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HAIR-RAISING (adjective)
1. extremely alarming
RAISING (noun)
1. the event of something being raised upward
2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
RAISING (adjective)
1. increasing in quantity or value

Hint 3: Anagram

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