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verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • confine as if in a prison | ||||||||
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noun • a thin round slice of bread usually served with soup, especially consomme. | ||||||||
Polite Denial Retracted After Little Devil Has To Shut Up Crossword Clue
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IMPRISON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
IMPRISON
Updated: October 14, 2023
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