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A Private Lubrication To Rub In Up The Wrong Way Crossword Clue

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

• a French soldier (especially in World War I)

• thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.

45%5Rub, rub, rub
noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

40%9 Research on boundary lubrication and hydrodynamic lubrication
noun

• the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication

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The Guardian Cryptic27 Mar 2001 Down 22
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