The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARED
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More clues leading to the result PARED
- The old man, looking embarrassed, shaved
- The old man, looking hot, shaved
- Reduced clergyman’s department finally
- Didn’t hurt being initially cut and shaved
- Cut divinity to visit someone’s home
- Showing embarrassment after father shaved
- Cut standard edition
- Old man embarrassed getting peeled
- Put two together?
- Removed excess of paint, firstly a primary color
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What does PARED mean?
PARED verb- To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
- (often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
- To trim the hoof of a horse