NOUN: "an animal taken by a predator as food" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "an animal taken by a predator as food" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. profit from in an exploitatory manner
2. prey on or hunt for
(noun)
1. animal hunted or caught for food
2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PREDATOR (noun)
1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals
TAKEN (adjective)
1. understood in a certain way; made sense of
2. be affected with an indisposition

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