Impede, with "down" Crossword Clue

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Impede, with "down" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
(verb)
1. get stuck while doing something
2. cause to slow down or get stuck

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

IMPEDE (verb)
1. be a hindrance or obstacle to
2. block passage through
DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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Down

1. ___ truck (car mover after it breaks down)

2. Prefix that means "bird" (anagram of "via")

3. Took charge, say

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