NOUN: "crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

HARD-BOILED (adjective)
1. tough and callous by virtue of experience
2. used of persons; emotionally hardened

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