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Long Stretch For Deserter Caught In Minorcan Capital Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MARATHON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MARATHON

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199%8Exact Match!
230%7Deserter from a system or ideology
330%6 A deserter or truant

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MARATHON" which means:

    noun
  • • Any long and arduous undertaking
  • • A battle in 490 bc in which the athenians and their allies defeated the persians
  • • A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
  • verb
  • • To run a marathon.
  • • To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, tv series, etc.) in one sitting.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She trained for months to run her first marathon."
  • • "The new york city marathon is one of the most renowned marathons in the world."

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The Guardian Cryptic18 Jul 2003 Across 9
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