The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MATCHSTICK
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More clues leading to the result MATCHSTICK
- Striker in game getting flak
- Individual that’s struck with equal criticism
- After game, abuse striker
- Very slender support for striker
- One taken out by striker gets banter during game?
- Striking reminder of a Lowry figure?
- Striker effective only once in game given abuse
- Very thin peer given gum
- Game with glue and thin piece of wood
- After boxing event, endure lighter alternative
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What does MATCHSTICK mean?
MATCHSTICK noun- A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
- (chiefly in the plural) Any similarly small and thin piece.