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noun • an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades • a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze • a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move | ||||
| 35% | 8 | Task often performed by professional shearers | ||
noun • removing by cutting off or clipping | ||||
| 35% | 13 | Task undertaken by shearers | ||
noun • the time or season when sheep are sheared • a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared • act of shearing sheep | ||||
Shearers Possession The Overhead Kick
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SCISSORS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SCISSORS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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