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Alternative Components For Sockets Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ORBITS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ORBITS

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

• a particular environment or walk of life

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

• the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

verb

• move in an orbit

28%6Sockets in heads of golf clubs
noun

• The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches.

• (slang) A semester, in the context of a course of study which should be enjoyable as opposed to required work.

28%7 Wall sockets
noun

• a place of business for retailing goods

• receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

• an opening that permits escape or release

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Aug 2013 Down 19
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