Supposed Spitter Has Trouble Backing Plant Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
	36%	12		Spitter
	noun • a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) • a medicine promoting expectoration
	36%	8		Chewing tobacco spitter
	noun • a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)

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The Guardian Cryptic08 Dec 2009	Across 8
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