Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word GOOSENECK

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What does GOOSENECK mean?

GOOSENECK noun
  1. Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
  2. The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.

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