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Device To Make Escape Impossible Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BALLANDCHAIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%12Exact Match!
noun

• heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain

29%12Impossible to escape from
adjective

• not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied

29%4 A situation where escape seems impossible
noun

• a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

• drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

• informal terms for the mouth

• a light two-wheeled carriage

• a hazard on a golf course

verb

• place in a confining or embarrassing position

• catch in or as if in a trap

• hold or catch as if in a trap

• to hold fast or prevent from moving

• to sell marijuana on a street corner

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The Guardian Quick22 Jul 2022 Down 7
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