The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word TOOTH FAIRY
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More clues leading to the result TOOTH FAIRY
- One responsible for the biter becoming bit?
- Children’s fantasy character is beautiful, young and, above all, also extremely tough
- Cocaine and heroin? Me? I’m a mythical creature
- Parental role not substantial enough — that is absent in criminal being held
- Visitor paying for champers in the bedroom?
- What might cheer a child who’s down in the mouth?
- One might take milk and leave bread
- Visitor bringing comfort to a child who’s down in the mouth
- Provider of change following childish fall-out?
- Catching cricket, overmuch your child’s nighttime visitor
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