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Charlie Grew Old Behind Bars Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CAGED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CAGED

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199%5Exact Match!
239%7Charlie ___: Fictional character in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
338%12 Known for his role as Charlie Chan's adversary, Gravelle, in the film 'Charlie Chan at the Opera'

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CAGED" which means:

    noun
  • • An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
  • • United states composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
  • • Something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
  • • The net that is the goal in ice hockey
  • • A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice
  • verb
  • • Confine in a cage
  • adjective
  • • Confined in a cage.
  • • Of eggs: produced by birds confined in cages; not free-range.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The caged bird sang a beautiful melody."
  • • "The tiger paced back and forth in its caged enclosure."

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Dec 2017 Down 7
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