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Briefly Smelt Holding A Foul Spirit Crossword Clue

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noun

• (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

29%7 Species belonging to the smelt family
noun

• very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

29%6 Small fish of the smelt family
noun

• very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

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