"Close one!" Crossword Clue

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"Close one!" Crossword Answer

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PAL

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SCARE

(5 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CLOSE (verb)
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
2. come to a close
CLOSE (adjective)
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
2. of textiles
CLOSE (adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. in an attentive manner
CLOSE (noun)
1. the last section of a communication
2. the temporal end; the concluding time
ONE (adjective)
1. (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
2. having the indivisible character of a unit
ONE (noun)
1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
2. a single person or thing

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

PAL
(3 letters)
SCARE
(5 letters)

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