"Oof, painfully true" Crossword Clue

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"Oof, painfully true" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

PAINFULLY (adverb)
1. in or as if in pain
2. unpleasantly
TRUE (adverb)
1. as acknowledged
TRUE (verb)
1. make level, square, balanced, or concentric
TRUE (adjective)
1. accurately fitted; level
2. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
TRUE (noun)
1. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment

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