Blows a mean horn Crossword Clue

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Blows a mean horn Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MEAN (adjective)
1. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
2. marked by poverty befitting a beggar
MEAN (verb)
1. intend to refer to
2. denote or connote
MEAN (noun)
1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
HORN (noun)
1. a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
2. a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
HORN (verb)
1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

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