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Under Pressure Noble Types Can Become Paragons Crossword Clue

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noun

• a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

• a shade of white the color of bleached bones

• a shape that is spherical and small

verb

• gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

33%11Paragons of virtues
noun

• a new personification of a familiar idea

• a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept

• giving concrete form to an abstract concept

33%14Paragons
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