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It Was Once Grand For A Shilling Crossword Clue

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

• the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

28%6 Take the king's shilling, as Brits once said
verb

• join the military

• hire for work or assistance

• engage somebody to enter the army

28%6 Red coppers once added to shilling, but no change here
noun

• an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

• inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

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The Guardian Cryptic01 Mar 2005 Across 27
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