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Ahem Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PSST which was last seen in the Telegraph Mini crossword.
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97%4Exact Match!
verb

• To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.

interjection

• Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

90%5 Symptom of a respiratory infection
noun

• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

verb

• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

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noun

• the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

verb

• fold over and sew together to provide with a hem

• utter `hem' or `ahem'

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Telegraph Mini02 Jul 2023 Across 8
New York Times20 Feb 1994 Down 78
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