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On Retiring Hitch Traps To Snare Seabirds Crossword Clue

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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish

44%10Hitch, in 'Hitch'
noun

• someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others

36%11Traps with a snare
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