Bone of contention Crossword Clue

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Bone of contention Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
2. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
(verb)
1. circulate or distribute or equip with
2. come out of

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CONTENTION (noun)
1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
2. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
BONE (verb)
1. remove the bones from
2. study intensively, as before an exam
BONE (noun)
1. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
2. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
BONE (adjective)
1. consisting of or made up of bone

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33. One who loves being under covers

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36. Flows rapidly

37. Part of the U.K.

38. "Neato!"

40. Pilates surfaces

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44. Energy

46. Hollow type of block

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60. Verbal back-and-forth

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Down

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3. Depleted creatively

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7. Is scared of

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14. Oodles and oodles

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27. Map in a map

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33. "Golly gee whiz!"

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43. Très __

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48. Harmony

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56. What secures locks?

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