Avoid Surgery Crossword Clue

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

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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1	99%	6		Exact Match!
2	15%	6		Does tree surgery
3	15%	7		Tied, in surgery

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BYPASS" which means:

noun

• A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
• A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
• A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

verb

• Avoid something unpleasant or laborious

An example sentence would be:

• "I bypassed the traffic by taking a back road."
• "The hiker decided to bypass the difficult section of the trail."

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The Guardian Cryptic25 Apr 2005	Down 22
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