Old chestnut, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Old chestnut, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
2. an old or over-worked horse
(verb)
1. bother persistently with trivial complaints
2. remind or urge constantly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHESTNUT (noun)
1. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
2. a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
CHESTNUT (adjective)
1. (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
OLD (adjective)
1. skilled through long experience
2. belonging to some prior time
OLD (noun)
1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old’)

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