Wound Up Mate Originally In A Cunning Volte Face Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury • an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
	35%	5		Volte-face
	noun • complete reversal of direction of travel
	35%	6		A sailor, on doing a volte-face, slips
	noun • a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

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