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They Treat Urges To Work With Scorn Crossword Clue

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

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199%10Exact Match!
230%5Treat with scorn
326%9Treat someone with contempt or scorn

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We think the answer is "SCROUNGERS" which means:

    noun
  • • Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The government needs to crack down on welfare scroungers."
  • • "The company had to lay off a few scroungers who were taking advantage of the system."

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The Guardian Cryptic21 Aug 2002 Down 12
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