Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word POW

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What does POW mean?

1. A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
2. A formal election.
3. A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
4. (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
5. (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
6. The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
7. The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.

1. A pet parrot.

1. (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.

1. The fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
2. A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
3. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.

1. A very pale blue colour.

1. Freshly fallen, uncompacted snow, especially in the context of Alpine skiing

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