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New Labours Turn To Seek Power In Corruption Crossword Clue

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

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199%4Exact Match!
240%6 Setting for the Labours of Hercules
340%8Labours to achieve

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SPIN" which means:

    noun
  • • A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
  • • The act of rotating rapidly
  • • A short drive in a car
  • • Rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
  • • A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
  • verb
  • • Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  • • Stream in jets, of liquids
  • • Cause to spin
  • • Make up a story
  • • Form a web by making a thread
  • • Work natural fibers into a thread
  • • Twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
  • • Prolong or extend

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I watched the figure skater perform a graceful spin on the ice."
  • • "The spin of the roulette wheel determined the winning number."

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Clue Last Found In...

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The Guardian Cryptic02 Mar 2005 Across 10
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