Defend The Hive In A Way Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
	23%	11		Defend or keep from harm's way
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	21%	8		Hive manager
	noun • a farmer who keeps bees for their honey

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