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Painkiller Disreputable Characters Produced Best Avoided Possibly Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EPIDURAL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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199%8Exact Match!
234%6 Categories include Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress
332%7Disreputable characters

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We think the answer is "EPIDURAL" which means:

    adjective
  • • On or outside the dura mater
  • noun
  • • Regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She requested an epidural during labor to help manage the pain."
  • • "The doctor administered an epidural to the patient before the surgery."

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