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Come Back After Being Fired Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RECOIL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

• a movement back from an impact

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• spring back, as from a forceful thrust

35%8 How one bounces back after being fired
noun

• a glancing rebound

verb

• spring back; spring away from an impact

34%9 To come back or bounce back after being away or absent
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