Pitching staff, in metaphor Crossword Clue

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Pitching staff, in metaphor Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
2. weapons considered collectively

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

METAPHOR (noun)
1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
PITCHING (noun)
1. abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
2. (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

Hint 3: Anagram

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MARS

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