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noun • the state of being employed or having a job verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • engage or hire for work | ||||||||
| 31% | 6 | Caught in lady setter's stratagem | ||||||
noun • an elaborate and systematic plan of action • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner • devise a system or form a scheme for | ||||||||
| 28% | 9 | Having a backward or backward-looking nature | ||||||
adjective • relating to anaphora | ||||||||
Backward Setter Has Stratagem To Use Crossword Clue
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EMPLOY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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EMPLOY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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