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Smears liberal arts 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TARS

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What does TARS mean?

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.

1. To coat with tar.
2. To besmirch.

1. A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
2. A file produced by such a program.

1. To create a tar archive.

1. A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.

1. A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.

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