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Former Paying Guest Partly Retained By Headless Parson To Bowdlerise Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
EXPURGATE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
EXPURGATE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "EXPURGATE" which means:
- verb
- • Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
An example sentence would be:
- • "The editor had to expurgate several offensive passages from the novel."
- • "The teacher expurgated the inappropriate language from the student's essay."
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| The Guardian Cryptic13 May 2008 | Down 2 | |
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