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___ As An Eel Crossword Clue

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adjective

• causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

adjective satellite

• not to be trusted

36%7Eel, say; eel tots (anag.)
noun

• a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

34%9 Long and slender, like a snake
adjective satellite

• shaped in the form of an eel

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