Cellphone hot line? Crossword Clue

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Cellphone hot line? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CELLPHONE (noun)
1. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
LINE (noun)
1. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
LINE (verb)
1. make a mark or lines on a surface
2. be in line with; form a line along

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