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Injure Without Being Gentle Crossword Clue

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adjective

• not causing or capable of causing harm

28%7Injure without breaking the skin
verb

• injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

28%10Injure without direct frontal impact
noun

• a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

verb

• strike from the side

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