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Oddly Sick Sailor Getting Blackleg Crossword Clue

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

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199%4Exact Match!
234%5 Expires for getting lamb, oddly thick
330%3Sailor Mars' real name in 'Sailor Moon'

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SCAB" which means:

    noun
  • • Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
  • • The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
  • verb
  • • Form a scab
  • • Take the place of work of someone on strike

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He picked at the scab on his knee, causing it to start bleeding again."
  • • "The doctor told him not to pick at the scab so it could heal properly."

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Telegraph Cryptic25 Apr 2024 Down 24
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