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Sort Of Oil A Mess All Over Earth Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SESAME which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

33%7Sort out a mess
verb

• extricate from entanglement

31%13Sort out a mess
verb

• settle or put right

• extricate from entanglement

• change for the better

• make straight

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• put (things or places) in order

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