"___ Bayou" (1997 Jurnee Smollett drama) Crossword Clue

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SMOLLETT (noun)
1. Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771)
BAYOU (noun)
1. a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

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Down

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