Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PYX

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What does PYX mean?

PYX noun
  1. A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass.
  2. A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint.
  3. The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.
  4. Pyxis.
PYX verb
  1. To test (sample coins) for the weight and fineness of metal before they are sent from the mint.

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