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Order Cheap Rubbish After Joke Backfired Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor

• A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent

42%7 Die from seizure after son's joke backfired
verb

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

38%8Backfired
noun

• an explosion that fails to occur

• a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

verb

• fail to fire or detonate

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We think the answer is "" which means:

    noun
  • • A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor
  • • A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent

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