The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HARNESS
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More clues leading to the result HARNESS
- Control speed rounding bow of naval ship
- Couple run around naked at first, on ship
- Tackle difficulty Democrat avoided
- Fit to work like a horse
- Tackle leading Nazi guarding a navy
- Distribute shares, including new tackle
- Tackle and keep in check
- Nearly damage cape with saddle
- Control run around partner on ship
- Exploit new investment in floating shares
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What does HARNESS mean?
HARNESS noun- A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
- A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
- The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
- The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
- Equipment for any kind of labour.
- To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
- To capture, control or put to use.
- To equip with armour.