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noun • A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none. • A kind of coarse woollen blanket. | ||||
| 25% | 5 | Word, from “lump of bread given to a beggar”, that over time changed its meaning from said charitable act to a corrupt act informally called a back-hander, boodle, bung or buy-off | ||
noun • payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment verb • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | ||||
| 24% | 10 | In a way that is contrived or put-on | ||
adverb • in an affected manner | ||||
Its Contrived To Act As Service Dress
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COTTA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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COTTA
Updated: October 14, 2023
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