Descendant Covering Up For Raised Whip Crossword Clue

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	noun • arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio • the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
	33%	15		Ancestors' descendant's descendant
	noun • a child of your grandson or granddaughter
	28%	12		Whip-like motion created by the legs in the whip kick
	noun • a movement of the legs in swimming

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