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noun • the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC) | ||||
| 34% | 7 | A temporary suspension of a punishment, especially a death sentence | ||
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| 33% | 10 | Received a death sentence which was later commuted | ||
noun • Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) | ||||
Lad Comes For Punishment He Received Suspended Death Sentence
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DAMOCLES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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