Disaster Proving Hard To Remove From Bleached Dicky Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • a sudden and violent collapse • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • a sound defeat
	42%	8		Superlative form of 'dicky'
	noun • a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater • a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt adjective satellite • (British informal) faulty
	26%	9		Bleached
	adjective satellite • (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

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The Guardian Cryptic09 Jun 2009	Down 5
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