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Misuse Crossword Clue

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

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97%8Exact Match!
verb

• treat badly

96%7Exact Match!
noun

• a notable achievement

verb

• use or manipulate to one's advantage

• draw from; make good use of

• work excessively hard

90%7 Twist out of shape
verb

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

• form into a spiral shape

• twist and press out of shape

• affect as in thought or feeling

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

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Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Quick22 May 2017 Down 5
The Guardian Speedy13 Oct 2013 Down 11
The Guardian Quick06 Sep 2008 Down 16
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