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Become Threadbare Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FRAY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• a noisy fight

verb

• wear away by rubbing

• cause friction

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noun

• impairment resulting from long use

• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

verb

• be dressed in

• have on one's person

• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

• deteriorate through use or stress

• have or show an appearance of

• last and be usable

• go to pieces

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• put clothing on one's body

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verb

• cut away in small pieces

• diminish, as by friction

• become ground down or deteriorate

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The Guardian Quick18 Dec 2018 Across 23
New York Times26 Nov 2002 Down 27
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