Cryptic crossword clue
Smell blood after duke produces punch 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BODKIN

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Buddy explains!

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What does BODKIN mean?

BODKIN noun
  1. A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
  2. A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing.
  3. A hairpin.
  4. A dagger.
  5. A type of long thin arrowhead.
  6. A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters letters from a column or page in making corrections.
  7. A multifunctional tool for pinning cloaks at the nape of the neck used also as a decorative hairpin or as a sewing instrument.
BODKIN adverb
  1. Closely wedged between two people.

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