Cryptic crossword clue
Tightener with improved tuning 4,3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WINGNUT

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What does WINGNUT mean?

WINGNUT noun
  1. A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
  2. One who advocates extreme measures or changes, especially if they hold or are perceived to hold far-right viewpoints; a radical or reactionary.
  3. Someone with large, protruding ears.
WINGNUT noun
  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
  2. Someone with crazy or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views).
  3. (North American itinerant and street populations) A mentally ill homeless person.
  4. Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme.
  5. (rural US) A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).

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