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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EXTRACT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EXTRACT

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199%7Exact Match!
238%7Passage selected from a book
330%10A selected passage or quotation from a book or piece of writing

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "EXTRACT" which means:

    noun
  • • A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  • • A passage selected from a larger work
  • verb
  • • Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  • • Get despite difficulties or obstacles
  • • Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  • • Extract by the process of distillation
  • • Separate (a metal) from an ore
  • • Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  • • Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
  • • Calculate the root of a number

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I need to buy some vanilla extract for the recipe."
  • • "The dentist recommended an herbal extract for toothache relief."

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The Guardian Quick11 Feb 2013 Down 15
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