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Grinding Ruts With Cutting Tool In Us Is A Higher Duty Crossword Clue

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

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199%6Exact Match!
239%9 The act of carving or cutting ruts
332%8Ruts

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We think the answer is "SURTAX" which means:

    noun
  • • An additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
  • verb
  • • Levy an extra tax on

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The government imposed a surtax on luxury goods."
  • • "The surtax will be added to your total bill."

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The Guardian Cryptic19 Oct 2012 Down 4
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