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| 99% | 9 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone • a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) • a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment | ||||
| 22% | 8 | To keep away or keep at bay | ||
verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | ||||
| 22% | 8 | If you have nine pencils and you keep three of them, what fraction of the pencils do you keep? | ||
noun • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | ||||
People Who Keep Servants
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RETAINERS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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RETAINERS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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