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noun • activity directed toward making or doing something • a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing • the occupation for which you are paid • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) • (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force • a place where work is done • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) verb • exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work • be employed • have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected • perform as expected when applied • shape, form, or improve a material • give a workout to • proceed along a path • operate in a certain place, area, or specialty • proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity • move in an agitated manner • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence • cause to work • prepare for crops • behave in a certain way when handled • have and exert influence or effect • operate in or through • cause to operate or function • provoke or excite • gratify and charm, usually in order to influence • make something, usually for a specific function • move into or onto • to mix into a homogeneous mass • use or manipulate to one's advantage • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of • cause to undergo fermentation • go sour or spoil • arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion | ||||
| 35% | 6 | Oddjob: without hesitation, a rat-like creature | ||
noun • mouselike jumping rodent | ||||
| 18% | 10 | Before the war broke out | ||
adjective satellite • belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War | ||||
Who Broke Oddjob
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WORK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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WORK
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