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noun • a minor short-term fight verb • engage in a skirmish | ||||
| 33% | 6 | Part of the trio that sang 'To Know Him Is to Love Him' | ||
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| 32% | 9 | Getting into a brawl or fistfight | ||
noun • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • worthless material that is to be disposed of • a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used • the act of fighting; any contest or struggle verb • dispose of (something useless or old) • have a disagreement over something • make into scrap or refuse | ||||
Brawl Risks Him Getting Damaged
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SKIRMISH which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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SKIRMISH
Updated: September 1, 2025
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