Answer: deuced

AnswerCrossword Clue
DEUCEDConfounded.
DEUCEDDevilish
DEUCEDMild expletive
DEUCEDDadblasted
DEUCEDDoggone, quaintly
deuceddevilish; confounded; damned
deuceddevilishly; damnably
deucedDEUCE, to even the score at tennis