Applied The Brakes Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SLOWED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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	99%	6		Exact Match!
	adjective • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time • at a slow tempo • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time adverb • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of business) not active or brisk verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly
	95%	11		Exact Match!
	verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • reduce the speed of
	39%	8		Used in drum brakes or disc brakes
	noun • one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk

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The Guardian Quick19 Jul 2003	Down 16
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7	Used in drum brakes or disc brakes