A Cry For Help About Defeat It Needs Careful Handling Crossword Clue

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Updated: August 29, 2024

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	noun • a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
	37%	8		In need of careful handling
	adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
	30%	11		Defeat after defeat
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