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Buttonholed Crossword Clue

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verb

• wait in hiding to attack

29%5 It may be buttonholed
noun

• lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar

29%5 Tedium being buttonholed by drunken nuisance
noun

• the feeling of being bored by something tedious

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