The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DASHED
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More clues leading to the result DASHED
- Holding the girl, father ran quickly
- Lawyer discarded shot
- Made haste, frustrated?
- Ruined, that girl taken in by father
- That woman taken in by father, ruined
- The German conductor’s fourth piece cut by Hallé, without everything getting spoilt
- Mum comes in late, returning shattered
- Ran commercial about Slough
- Woman in the clutches of father, in pieces
- Father grabbed the girl and ran
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What does DASHED mean?
DASHED verb- To run quickly or for a short distance.
- To leave or depart.
- To destroy by striking (against).
- To throw violently.
- (sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
- (of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- To dishearten; to sadden.
- To complete hastily, usually with down or off.
- To draw quickly; jot.
- (of a line) Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Damned.