Football, informally Crossword Clue

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Football, informally Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. leather from the skin of swine

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions
FOOTBALL (noun)
1. any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other’s goal
2. the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

Hint 3: Anagram

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SPIKING

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