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Watch Operating Mechanism Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ACTION which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

verb

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

32%5 Begin operating or stop operating
verb

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• be discharged or activated

• go off or discharge

• stop running, functioning, or operating

• happen in a particular manner

• burst inward

30%10 Part of watch mechanism
noun

• mechanical device that regulates movement

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The Guardian Quick04 Sep 2000 Down 16
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