Bench press muscle Crossword Clue

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Bench press muscle Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MUSCLE (noun)
1. possessing muscular strength
2. one of the contractile organs of the body
MUSCLE (verb)
1. make one’s way by force
BENCH (noun)
1. persons who administer justice
2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
BENCH (verb)
1. exhibit on a bench
2. take out of a game; of players

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