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7 Thrashes They Were Tough Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SPARTANS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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adjective

• of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

noun

• a resident of Sparta

adjective satellite

• resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

• unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

• practicing great self-denial

29%6 One who thrashes
noun

• a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip

29%8 A term used for a person or thing that thrashes or flails about
noun

• a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw

• thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs

• large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed

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