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

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	30%	10		Gets going, sorting out mostly tricky tasks
3	28%	6		Like a list within a list in Python

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We think the answer is "THISTLE" which means:

noun

• Any of numerous plants of the family compositae and especially of the genera carduus and cirsium and onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

An example sentence would be:

• "The hikers admired the beautiful purple thistle growing in the meadow."
• "The gardener carefully removed the thistle plants from the flower bed."

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic04 Jun 2001	Down 17
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