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

• a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

• a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

• a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

verb

• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

27%5Obtain by purchase or exchange
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24%5 Instrument used to obtain soil and rock samples
noun

• a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

• hand tool for boring holes

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