The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word UPSTROKE
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More clues leading to the result UPSTROKE
- Writer’s movement finished, author’s right significantly advanced?
- Puts out smoke? One’s lacking in p’s and q’s
- Excited by cricket action? It’s part of a sportswriter’s character
- Raise Pat in an artistic movement?
- Purest works preserving fine motion of paintbrush?
- Our son kept failing in a movement towards higher position
Buddy explains!
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What does UPSTROKE mean?
UPSTROKE noun- The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.