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Cutting Off Lady On Telephone Call Crossword Clue
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "SHEARING" which means:
- noun
- • Removing by cutting off or clipping verb
- • To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- • To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- • To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- • To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- • To make a vertical cut in the coal.
- • To reap, as grain.
- • To deprive of property; to fleece. adjective
- • Tending to cut or tear.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The shearing of the sheep is done once a year."
- • "The shearing of the hedge made it look neat and tidy."
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The Guardian Cryptic31 Mar 2014 | Down 17 | |
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