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Wipe Out The Origin Of Illicit Rings Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ANNULI which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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199%6Exact Match!
227%13 Pattern of rings within rings
327%8 Mathematical rings that are subsets of other rings

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We think the answer is "ANNULI" which means:

    noun
  • • A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure.
  • • The region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii.
  • • Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radius.
  • • The ring of the sun not covered by the moon in an annular solar eclipse.
  • • Structure in a fern that consists of differentially thick-walled cells on a sporangium that bend and distort as a result of drying.
  • • The membranous remnants of a partial veil which leaves a ring on the stem of a mushroom.
  • • (oil and gas production) the space contained between the centre well bore and any external tubing. sometimes used for separated gas flow.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The tree trunk showed clear annuli, indicating its age."
  • • "Under the microscope, the annuli of the amoeba could be observed."

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