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Blackleg Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCAB which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SCAB

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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

• the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

verb

• form a scab

• take the place of work of someone on strike

96%13Exact Match!
noun

• someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

24%11 Back blackleg with some hesitation - not the best for the job
noun

• a person of second-rate ability or value

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