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Proverbially Retentive Molluscs Crossword Clue
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CLAMS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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CLAMS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | Featuring in the rocaille rockwork of grottoes and later in aspects of rococo, the “coquilles” or “conchiglie” of angel wings, cockles, jingles, periwinkles, volutes, wentletraps and other marine molluscs
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3 | Proverbially | |
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6 | __-retentive (excessively orderly)
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