Descent Of A Sort Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body verb • descend by means of a rappel
	27%	9		Having a single line of descent or derived from a single line of descent
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	26%	4		Sort of balm used in lunar descent
	noun • an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

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