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Use Ones Wits To Get Something Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DUCK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

• (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

• flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

• a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

verb

• to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

• submerge or plunge suddenly

• dip into a liquid

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

32%6Get the better of in a battle of wits
verb

• beat through cleverness and wit

28%6Use one's wits to best
verb

• outdo someone in trickery

• beat through cleverness and wit

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