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Polite Denial Retracted After Little Devil Has To Shut Up Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• confine as if in a prison

28%6Shut out male duo to keep this shut up
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27%9 Mischievous little devil
noun

• a thin round slice of bread usually served with soup, especially consomme.

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