Cryptic crossword clue
Sack news’ounds by the sound of it 3

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

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What does AXE mean?

AXE noun
  1. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
  2. An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
  3. A dismissal or rejection.
  4. A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
  5. A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.
AXE verb
  1. To fell or chop with an axe.
  2. To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
AXE noun
  1. The axle of a wheel.
AXE verb
  1. To furnish with an axle.
AXE verb
  1. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
  2. To put forward (a question) to be answered.
  3. To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
  4. To request or petition; usually with for.
  5. To request permission to do something.
  6. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
  7. To invite.
  8. To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
  9. To take (a person's situation) as an example.

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