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This Slaughters Controversial For Crying Out Loud Crossword Clue

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

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236%10 Savage slaughters
336%8 Brutal slaughters

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We think the answer is "WHALING" which means:

    noun
  • • A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
  • • Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
  • verb
  • • Hunt for whales

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Many countries have banned commercial whaling due to concerns over the declining whale populations."
  • • "Historically, whaling was a lucrative industry with ships sailing long distances to hunt whales in the open ocean."

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The Guardian Cryptic31 Jan 2018 Down 16
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