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Defect In The Hose Used By Firemen Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

• ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

• a row of unravelled stitches

verb

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

36%5Firemen sliding down a pole
noun

• English novelist who settled in Australia after World War II (1899-1960)

36%9Firemen in baseball
noun

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

• a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

• a pitcher who does not start the game

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