Crossword Genius

Emergency credit is doubled (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crisis

'emergency' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'credit is doubled' is the wordplay.
'credit' becomes 'cr'.
'doubled' says to double the letters.
'is' duplicated is 'isis'.
'cr'+'isis'='CRISIS'

(Other definitions for crisis that I've seen before include "Crucial or decisive moment" , "Climacteric" , "Critical point" , "Emergency or turning point" , "a difficult situation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.