"I need a response!" Crossword Clue

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"I need a response!" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

RESPONSE (noun)
1. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
NEED (verb)
1. have need of
2. require as useful, just, or proper
NEED (noun)
1. anything that is necessary but lacking
2. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

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