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Bird Returns Like This To Quarry Crossword Clue

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noun

• large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

32%3Quarry's quarry: 1970
noun

• United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)

• the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects

26%7Like certain rocks in a quarry
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