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Test Of Ones Mettle Crossword Clue

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noun

• a severe or trying experience

• a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

35%7 Time to test one's mettle?
noun

• (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world

• (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

27%7Mettle
noun

• a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

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