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Overstarched Collar Problem Crossword Clue

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noun

• soreness and warmth caused by friction

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

verb

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• feel extreme irritation or anger

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

• cause friction

• warm by rubbing, as with the hands

31%12 Loosened collar or no collar
adjective satellite

• of a shirt; not buttoned at the neck

31%15 Changed from a white-collar to a blue-collar worker
verb

• To turn (a person or group) into proletariat.

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