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

• a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

• the stalk of a stamen

• a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

• a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

32%9 You may need to replace them if they get frayed or broken
noun

• a lace used for fastening shoes

30%5Mantles
noun

• a strip of land projecting into a body of water

• a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

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