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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CASTRATED

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What does CASTRATED mean?

CASTRATED verb
  1. To remove the testicles of an animal.
  2. To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.
  3. To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.
CASTRATED adjective
  1. Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

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