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| Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
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| 2 | 34% | 6 | A surgical instrument used for scraping away tissue or bone | |
| 3 | 34% | 4 | A surgical instrument used for scraping | |
Diminutive Canine Surgical Scraping Instrument Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 133 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
CURETTE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CURETTE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "CURETTE" which means:
- noun
- • A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity verb
- • To scrape with a curette.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The dentist used a curette to remove plaque from my teeth."
- • "The surgeon used a curette to scrape the infected tissue during the operation."
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| The Guardian Cryptic29 Nov 2019 | Down 6 | |
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