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Appropriate For The Wrong Use Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MISAPPLY which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

27%3Appropriate, using three of the letters in "appropriate"
adjective satellite

• (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

• at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

• mentally quick and resourceful

• being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

27%8 Soldiers authorised to appropriate a vehicle - and appropriate's the word for it!
adjective

• having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

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The Guardian Speedy08 Dec 2019 Down 5
The Guardian Speedy20 Feb 2005 Down 5
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