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Unshackle The Hackles Crossword Clue

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noun

• a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

• a stiff hair

verb

• be in a state of movement or action

• rise up as in fear

• have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles

• react in an offended or angry manner

35%13 Raising hackles
adjective

• marked by or capable of arousing controversy

35%13 Raising of one's hackles
noun

• reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

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