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Legal Principle Requiring Tree To Be Clipped Crossword Clue

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

• a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible

67%6Legal principle requiring tree to be clipped
noun

• large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood

25%5 ___ decisis (legal principle)
noun

• a fixed look with eyes open wide

verb

• look at with fixed eyes

• fixate one's eyes

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The Guardian Cryptic22 Jun 2010 Across 1
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