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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%5Exact Match!
227%3 Exam taken at the end of Key Stage 3 (or how it's taken)
325%5 Socialite who wrote "How to Catch a Man, How to Keep a Man, How to Get Rid of a Man"

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We think the answer is "ABACK" which means:

    adverb
  • • Having the wind against the forward side of the sails
  • • By surprise
  • noun
  • • An abacus.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I was taken aback by her sudden outburst."
  • • "He was caught aback when he heard the news of his father's death."

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Clue Last Found In...

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The Guardian Quiptic07 Nov 2016 Across 9
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