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It May Be Silver But It Can Hurt Crossword Clue

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

• hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

• any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

• a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment

adjective satellite

• consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

verb

• whip with a birch twig

26%6Hurt woman with silver piercing,
noun

• the occurrence of a change for the worse

• loss of military equipment

• the act of damaging something or someone

• the amount of money needed to purchase something

• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

verb

• inflict damage upon

• suffer or be susceptible to damage

25%5It may hurt, but it never harms
noun

• a fact that has been verified

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• conformity to reality or actuality

• a true statement

• the quality of being near to the true value

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The Guardian Cryptic31 Jul 2008 Down 4
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