Cryptic crossword clue
Sailor in regatta routed 3

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

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What does TAR mean?

TAR noun
  1. (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
  2. Coal tar.
  3. A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
  4. A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
  5. Black tar, a form of heroin.
TAR verb
  1. To coat with tar.
  2. To besmirch.
TAR noun
  1. A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
  2. A file produced by such a program.
TAR verb
  1. To create a tar archive.
TAR noun
  1. A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
TAR noun
  1. A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.

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