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

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What does PERIPHERAL mean?

PERIPHERAL noun
  1. A peripheral device.
  2. Perhipheral vision.
PERIPHERAL adjective
  1. On the periphery or boundary.
  2. Beside the point.
  3. Unimportant.
  4. Auxiliary.
  5. Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.

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