Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PRIMED

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What does PRIMED mean?

PRIMED verb
  1. To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
  2. To apply a coat of primer paint to.
  3. To be renewed.
  4. To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
  5. (of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
  6. To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
  7. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.
  8. To trim or prune.
  9. To mark with a prime mark.
PRIMED adjective
  1. Prepared for use or action.

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