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2 | 28% | 8 | Soldiers authorised to appropriate a vehicle - and appropriate's the word for it! | |
3 | 28% | 3 | Appropriate, using three of the letters in "appropriate" | |
Detective With Charge Thats Appropriate Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PIRATE" which means:
- noun
- • Someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- • Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
- • A ship that is manned by pirates verb
- • Copy illegally; of published material
- • Take arbitrarily or by force adjective
- • Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The pirate sailed the high seas in search of buried treasure."
- • "Blackbeard was a notorious pirate who terrorized the caribbean."
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The Guardian Cryptic12 May 2020 | Down 20 | |
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