The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word KIT
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More clues leading to the result KIT
- Clothing used by ski team
- Little Christopher’s equipment
- Last of junk IT equipment
- Young cat gets bird, almost
- Tackle one kilometre climb, reaching summit at last
- Colours are visible on such odd pieces from Klimt
- Track designed to hold one vehicle
- Young Christopher’s violin equipment
- Implement box for young cat
- Tackle satirical sketch taking off Society
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What does KIT mean?
KIT noun- A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
- A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight.
- A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
- Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
- A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
- The set of skills and abilities chosen for a playable character.
- The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
- Clothing.
- A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
- A drum kit.
- To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.
- A kitten (young cat).
- A kit fox.
- A young skunk.
- A very small long-necked violin that came in a variety of shapes and configurations, meant to be carried in a pocket and intended for instructors (dancing masters) to carry to accompany their students.
- A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons.