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noun • agitation resulting from active worry • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) • a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively • be agitated or irritated • provide (a musical instrument) with frets • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing • cause annoyance in • gnaw into; make resentful or angry • carve a pattern into • decorate with an interlaced design • be too tight; rub or press • cause friction • remove soil or rock • wear away or erode | ||||||||
| 46% | 5 | Stringed instrument that rhymes with another stringed instrument | ||||||
noun • a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings | ||||||||
| 38% | 9 | Turned around and retraced | ||||||
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Motif Retraced Around Part Of Stringed Instrument Crossword Clue
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FRET which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FRET
Updated: October 14, 2023
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