The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPANNER
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More clues leading to the result SPANNER
- Get a grip with this online nuisance having name for each medium
- Hand tool, last of his I removed from bag
- Tool causing catastrophe in works?
- Pens ran out; that’s a wrench
- Box with nine in – one missing
- Wrench being small one removed from bag
- Turner‘s viaduct?
- Tool causing trouble in works
- Tool I removed from top of saddle bag
- Tool used to make bridge?
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The straight part
We know that "Get a grip with this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get a grip with this = spanner.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPANNER mean?
SPANNER noun- A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
- One who, or that which, spans.
- A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
- A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
- A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
- (mildly) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.