Bootlegger's device, for short Crossword Clue

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Bootlegger's device, for short Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
2. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BOOTLEGGER (noun)
1. someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
DEVICE (noun)
1. any clever maneuver
2. an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

Hint 3: Anagram

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