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Main Way To Keep Leaves From Getting Scattered Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STAPLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

• a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

• material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

• a short U-shaped wire nail

• paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

adjective satellite

• necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

verb

• secure or fasten with a staple or staples

31%9Scattered or scattered about
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28%6 Word, in its earliest medieval sense, for a bed; later, rubbish lying in a public place; scattered leaves; bedding for animals; a kindle of kittens or farrow of piglets; or, a palanquin
noun

• the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

• rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

• conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

• material used to provide a bed for animals

verb

• strew

• make a place messy by strewing garbage around

• give birth to a litter of animals

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