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Fear Of Arrest Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is APPREHENSION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: APPREHENSION

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99%12Exact Match!
noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

31%4Arrest a yob - some arrest!
noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

28%9Fear - arrest
verb

• get the meaning of something

• take into custody

• anticipate with dread or anxiety

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The Guardian Cryptic31 Jul 2006 Down 4
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