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Hock In Pot With Top Tucked In Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PAWN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• an article deposited as security

• a person used by another to gain an end

• (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank

• borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

verb

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

29%7 A pepper pot I cooked - chaps tucked in
noun

• plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

• fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked

28%5 Move a pot-bound plant to a bigger pot
verb

• put in a new, usually larger, pot

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