The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRAPPLE
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More clues leading to the result GRAPPLE
- Wrestle with pages in large spread
- Get to grips with Elgar for solving over two pages
- Seize two principal assets of greedy tech company
- Struggle with pieces of green apple
- Struggle with two pieces of green fruit
- Hook right in front of gas cooker?
- Struggle with drink, its source concealing painful extremes
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The straight part
We know that "Wrestle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wrestle = grapple.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.
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What does GRAPPLE mean?
GRAPPLE noun- A close hand-to-hand struggle; the act of grappling.
- To seize something and hold it firmly.
- To wrestle or tussle.
- (with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
- A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
- To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
- To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
- To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- To hook and raise with a grapple.