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Frame Secret Scandal Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%8Exact Match!
239%8 a word created by combining the words 'scandal' and 'gate' to refer to any scandal or controversy
327%3Frame within a frame

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SKELETON" which means:

    noun
  • • Something reduced to its minimal form
  • • A scandal that is kept secret
  • • The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
  • • The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
  • verb
  • • To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize
  • • To minimize

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The archaeologists discovered an ancient skeleton buried in the ruins."
  • • "The cat walked across the floor, its sleek black skeleton visible through its thin fur."

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The Guardian Quick18 Oct 2013 Across 9
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