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I Clean Out Wound To Protect From Infection Crossword Clue

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

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verb

• introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of

• introduce a microorganism into

• perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation

• insert a bud for propagation

• impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

33%9 Covering a wound to protect it from infection
noun

• the act of applying a bandage

28%4 It's wound round a wound
noun

• fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

• cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

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The Guardian Cryptic13 Oct 2008 Down 15
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Covering a wound to protect it from infection
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Cut? Clean wound
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It's wound round a wound
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Makes clean ... or less clean
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Pus or other fluid that leaks out from a wound or infection

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