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noun • surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision | ||||||||
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noun • a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers | ||||||||
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noun • The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce. verb • To make a boing sound or bouncing motion. | ||||||||
Perform In Terror Twanging Muscle Crossword Clue
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RETRACTOR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
RETRACTOR
Updated: October 14, 2023
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