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One Kept Prisoner As Security Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is HOSTAGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

51%6 Social security in social security (social security in social security)
adjective

• used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

• used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

noun

• a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

• a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

• someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

• a quantity that is twice as great as another

• raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

adverb

• downward and forward

• two together

• to double the degree

adjective satellite

• having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

• consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

• twice as great or many

• large enough for two

• having two meanings with intent to deceive

verb

• increase twofold

• hit a two-base hit

• bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

• do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

• make a demand for (a card or suit)

• make or do or perform again

37%7Prisoner granted credentials by another prisoner
noun

• (law) a person called into court to defend a title

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The Guardian Quick27 Oct 2021 Down 13
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