Former stray, often Crossword Clue

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Former stray, often Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
(verb)
1. free from harm or evil
2. take forcibly from legal custody

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FORMER (adjective)
1. belonging to some prior time
2. belonging to the distant past
FORMER (noun)
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
STRAY (verb)
1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
2. wander from a direct course or at random
STRAY (adjective)
1. not close together in time
2. (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
STRAY (noun)
1. an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

Hint 3: Anagram

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CEREUS

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