Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word NIGHTINGALES

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What does NIGHTINGALES mean?

NIGHTINGALES noun
  1. A European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, of the family Muscicapidae.
NIGHTINGALES noun
  1. A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.

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