"___ was the blood of the song in the cab / On your first trip to L.A." Crossword Clue

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"___ was the blood of the song in the cab / On your first trip to L.A." Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. with great intensity (`bad’ is a nonstandard variant for `badly’)
2. very much; strongly
(noun)
1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
(adjective)
1. very intense
2. not capable of being collected

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BLOOD (noun)
1. a dissolute man in fashionable society
2. the descendants of one individual
BLOOD (verb)
1. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DAB

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