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An Octopus Uses It For Defense Crossword Clue

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35%3Octopus defense
noun

• a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

• dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

verb

• append one's signature to

• mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink

• fill with ink

35%4 Like an octopus's defense
adjective satellite

• of the color of black ink

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