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noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | ||||
| 28% | 7 | Toast made with a shot of vodka, perhaps | ||
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| 24% | 8 | Parthian shot was an arrow shot while retreating | ||
adjective • pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture noun • a native or inhabitant of Parthia • the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226) | ||||
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TRAGEDY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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