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Give A Bit Of A Roasting To Chief Under Pressure Crossword Clue

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verb

• cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

29%12 Growing bit by bit
adjective satellite

• increasing by successive addition

• marked by acquiring or amassing

29%7 Wearing down bit by bit
noun

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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