Back up announcement Crossword Clue

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ANNOUNCEMENT (noun)
1. a formal public statement
2. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date

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