Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HAMMOCKS

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What does HAMMOCKS mean?

HAMMOCKS noun
  1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
  2. (obsolete outside dialectal) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
HAMMOCKS verb
  1. To lie in a hammock.
  2. (of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
  3. To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.

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