Nearly Grip A Shellfish Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness • a piece of paper money worth one dollar • flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams verb • gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
	27%	5		Nearly, nearly suffering disorder of internal organ
	adjective • of or relating to the kidneys
	18%	6		Shellfish products
	noun • the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

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