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| 2 | 40% | 9 | Purse ___: stealing a woman's purse | |
| 3 | 39% | 5 | Fashionable item | |
Item In A Purse Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 139 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
COMB which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
COMB
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "COMB" which means:
- noun
- • A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
- • The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- • Any of several tools for straightening fibers
- • Ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
- • The act of drawing a comb through hair verb
- • Straighten with a comb
- • Search thoroughly
- • Smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
An example sentence would be:
- • "She used a comb to style her hair."
- • "The barber handed him a comb to detangle his hair."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times07 Dec 2020 | Down 27 | |
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