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Highly Strung One Whose Life May Be In The Balance Crossword Clue

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noun

• an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope

38%9 Drunk painter may be highly strung
noun

• tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

38%6One highly strung in horrid pub, we may hear
noun

• bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

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