The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NIBBLER
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Buddy explains!

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What does NIBBLER mean?
NIBBLER noun- Someone who nibbles.
- A tool for cutting sheet metal.
- A fish of the sea chub subfamily Girellinae.
- A kind of program for copying protected floppy disks.