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Winnow Out Crossword Clue

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

• move as if through a sieve

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• check and sort carefully

• distinguish and separate out

90%4 To select and remove undesirable items from a group or collection
noun

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

verb

• remove something that has been rejected

• look for and gather

90%9 Get rid of
verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

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