The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FIGHTER
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More clues leading to the result FIGHTER
- Order her gift and ring worker
- Hide in Asia from Spooner’s soldier
- Raised in Nazareth, gifted one with unyielding determination
- Tomcat maybe one having scraps
- Aircraft about to be unloaded from vessel
- Man that’s chosen the ring that could be her gift
- Terrier or boxer, for instance
- Soldier rebuffed in Nazareth giftshop
- Boxer beginning to feel less heavy with pounds shed
- Cargo boat not about to become military craft
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What does FIGHTER mean?
FIGHTER noun- A person who fights; a combatant.
- A warrior; fighting soldier.
- A pugnacious, competitive person.
- (eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
- A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
- A boxer or participant in any martial art.
- A firefighter
- A game with a focus on physical combat.