The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SECATEURS
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More clues leading to the result SECATEURS
- Weird curses involving wrecked tea clippers
- Tool cauterises wound after third of stitches removed
- ____ in southeast are involved with cuts
- Sharp tool caught in posterior, sure painful
- They cut what’s dry, by Auster withered
- Tool that’s fancy eases cut trimming rose’s top
- Actress troubled about European Union cuts made by these
- They cut with ease perhaps, ends of roses
- They make cuts, worrying us with a secret
- These cut with ease separating ends of roses
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The straight part
We know that "clippers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clippers = secateurs.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SECATEURS mean?
SECATEURS noun- Small, handheld pruning shears.