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Fights For Leftovers Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCRAPS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SCRAPS

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199%6Exact Match!
219%10 Sickness caused by breathing in dust containing sugarcane leftovers
319%9 Often served as leftovers the next day

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SCRAPS" which means:

    noun
  • • Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
  • verb
  • • To discard.
  • • (of a project or plan) to stop working on indefinitely.
  • • To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
  • • To dispose of at a scrapyard.
  • • To make into scrap.
  • • To fight

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I threw the scraps from dinner into the compost bin."
  • • "The dog eagerly ate up the last few scraps of meat on the plate."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Cryptic12 May 2008 Across 5
The Guardian Quiptic21 Apr 2003 Down 7
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