Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TUBERCULAR

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What does TUBERCULAR mean?

TUBERCULAR adjective
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis.
  2. Relating to or reminiscent of the wheezing sounds associated with the breathing of tuberculosis patients.
  3. Tuberculate.

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