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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TRIED which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
238%7 I retain (anag) - the tendency to retain same speed and direction
332%10 The right to nationality and the right to change or retain one's nationality

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We think the answer is "TRIED" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Tested and proved useful or correct
  • • Tested and proved to be reliable
  • adjective
  • • Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
  • • Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.
  • verb
  • • To attempt; to endeavour. followed by infinitive.
  • • To divide; to separate.
  • • To test, to work out.
  • • To experiment, to strive.
  • • To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
  • • To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
  • • (used with another verb) to want

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He tried his best to solve the puzzle."
  • • "She tried a new recipe for dinner and it turned out delicious."

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Telegraph Cryptic14 Jun 2023 Across 10
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