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noun • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct • domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits verb • hound or harry relentlessly • hunt with ferrets • search and discover through persistent investigation | ||||||||
| 28% | 8 | Investigator's reference | ||||||
noun • a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work adjective satellite • according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical | ||||||||
| 28% | 11 | Investigator of linguistic meaning and reference | ||||||
noun • a specialist in the study of meaning | ||||||||
Alter Reference Holding Up Investigator
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FERRET which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FERRET
Updated: October 14, 2023
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