Is About To Get Up But Flags Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
	33%	10		Connected to code flags or signal flags
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	21%	5		1971 Slade hit song: "Get Down and Get ___"
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The Guardian Cryptic15 May 2017	Across 24
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