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Over Refinement In Words Generating Icy Riposte Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PRECIOSITY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%10Exact Match!
noun

• the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

32%11Riposte
noun

• an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

32%7 Sport with terms like parry, riposte, and lunge
noun

• a barrier that serves to enclose an area

• material for building fences

• the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Dec 2007 Across 13
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