The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MEDULLA
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More clues leading to the result MEDULLA
- Intend shortly to hide drab innards of plant
- Consider clamping journalist on a part of the 10
- Punk on grey with a bit of a brain
- Old woman injecting drug to numb bone marrow
- Your crossword setter not exciting? A bit of a brain!
- Abdulla dropped a sailor for setter in the middle bit
- Bond's boss to refer to turned-up bone
- Intend shortly to enclose grey brain part
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What does MEDULLA mean?
MEDULLA noun- The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit.
- The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones.
- The medulla oblongata.
- The internal tissue of a plant.