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Admit Defeat In A Way Crossword Clue

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noun

• an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

• (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

verb

• kick the ball

• propel with a pole

• place a bet on

35%10Admit defeat
verb

• surrender under agreed conditions

35%9Admit defeat
noun

• a retraction of a previously held position

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