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

• someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

• board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game

• fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water

37%9Seizing or seizing up suddenly
noun

• a small fragment

• obscene terms for female genitals

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• to make grasping motions

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

30%6 Groups seizing power
noun

• a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power

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Telegraph Cryptic03 Jan 2024 Down 4
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