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A Base Unit Is Spoiled If Ends Are Detached Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is AMPERE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)

• the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

31%4Detached ends?
noun

• The name of the Latin-script letter D.

• Something shaped like the letter D, such as a dee lock.

• Police detective.

25%10Detached from its base
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The Guardian Cryptic15 Jan 2013 Down 5
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