Tense Construction Worker Set Off

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	noun • lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun • a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen • an act that sets in motion some course of events verb • put in motion or move to act • release or pull the trigger on
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	28%	11		Compound verb tense formed by combining the past tense of 'have' with the past participle of the main verb
	noun • a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

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	Clue	Source
1	Compound tense created with the past tense of 'have' and the past participle
2	Compound verb tense formed by combining the past tense of 'have' with the past participle of the main verb
3	Construction worker New York Times - 05 Aug 1977	New York Times / 05 Aug 1977
4	Naval construction worker New York Times - 08 Mar 1992	New York Times / 08 Mar 1992
5	Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters New York Times - 09 Mar 2013	New York Times / 09 Mar 2013
6	Pin down late supporter about tense, tense situation The Guardian Cryptic - 05 Oct 2023	The Guardian Cryptic / 05 Oct 2023
7	Verb whose past tense form is an anagram of its present tense New York Times - 02 Jul 2022	New York Times / 02 Jul 2022

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