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First Of Plants Underdeveloped Cut Back Crossword Clue

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

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199%6Exact Match!
231%8Underdeveloped - childish
331%8 Like an underdeveloped country

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "PRUNED" which means:

    noun
  • • Dried plum
  • verb
  • • Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • • Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The pruned bushes added a neat appearance to the garden."
  • • "She admired the pruned tree in front of the house."

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Oct 2014 Across 22
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