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noun • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||||
| 32% | 8 | Closely related to the rice rat and hispid cotton rat | ||||||
noun • American cotton rats | ||||||||
| 30% | 14 | The black rat snake is a subspecies of the rat snake. | ||||||
noun • large harmless shiny black North American snake | ||||||||
Retreating Rat Almost Killed Crossword Clue
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SLEW which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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SLEW
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