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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 25% | 9 | From the Latin for “dove”, the flower, “granny’s bonnet”, with petals reminiscent of a flock of five doves, whose original Latin name, Aquilegia, alludes to its hook-like spurs, thought to resemble an eagle’s talons | |
3 | 24% | 12 | Spurs lad with order for some food | |
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We think the answer is "ROWELED" which means:
- verb
- • To use a rowel on (something), especially to drain fluid.
- • To fit with spurs.
- • To apply the spur to.
- • To incite; to goad.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He roweled his horse and galloped towards the finish line."
- • "She roweled her boot to urge the horse to go faster."
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