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Straighten Clothing Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DRESS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DRESS

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199%5Exact Match!
234%6 Used heat to straighten clothing
334%5 To adjust or straighten clothing

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "DRESS" which means:

    noun
  • • A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
  • • Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  • • Clothing in general
  • adjective satellite
  • • Suitable for formal occasions
  • • (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
  • verb
  • • Put on clothes
  • • Provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • • Put a finish on
  • • Dress in a certain manner
  • • Dress or groom with elaborate care
  • • Kill and prepare for market or consumption
  • • Arrange in ranks
  • • Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  • • Provide with decoration
  • • Put a dressing on
  • • Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • • Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
  • • Convert into leather
  • • Apply a bandage or medication to
  • • Give a neat appearance to
  • • Arrange attractively

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I bought a new dress for the party."
  • • "She wore a beautiful red dress to the event."

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