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Torturer Chucked Around What Was It A Science Degree Crossword Clue

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noun

• instrument of torture that crushes the thumb

• screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers

37%9A torturer who inflicts disfigurement on victims
noun

• a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples

37%9Torturer or tormentor
noun

• someone who torments

• a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings

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