Scrounger Taps General First Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood
	34%	6		Frequent borrower or scrounger
	noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
	34%	9		Scrounger of throwaways
	noun • an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood

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The Guardian Cryptic03 Aug 2010	Down 23
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