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Setback After Spring Floods Crossword Clue

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noun

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a sudden forceful flow

• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

37%12 A sudden and severe setback or setback
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37%11 Possible to recover from a setback or setback
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