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Classic Distress Call Crossword Clue

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99%3Exact Match!
noun

• an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

23%6Distress call
noun

• an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone

23%6 Producer of a distress call?
noun

• a young unmarried woman

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