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Not How Boxers Should Settle Matters Crossword Clue

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

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• a tight or amorous embrace

verb

• secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

• hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

• hold in a tight grasp

• embrace amorously

• flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

• settle conclusively

29%12 Doctrine that governments should not interfere in commercial matters
adjective satellite

• with minimally restricted freedom in commerce

27%9 Woman entrusted to settle a deceased person's financial matters
noun

• a woman executor

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