The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BRADAWL
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More clues leading to the result BRADAWL
- Tussle fixing plug? Tool needed
- One may be boring these days, joining in rough fight
- This may bore lawman caught up in affray
- Instrument used these days in melee
- Tool and plug put in scrap
- Pitt’s the greatest, we hear, boring tool!
- One makes a little piercing cry about political reformist
- Commercial interrupts fight — it’s a boring item
- Prosecutor enters noisy quarrel that’s boring
- Bill gets into a fight over tool
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The straight part
We know that "One makes a little piercing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one makes a little piercing = bradawl.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BRADAWL mean?
BRADAWL noun- An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.