Protractor target Crossword Clue

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Protractor target Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a biased way of looking at or presenting something
2. a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
(verb)
1. seek indirectly
2. present with a bias

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROTRACTOR (noun)
1. drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
TARGET (noun)
1. the location of the target that is to be hit
2. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
TARGET (verb)
1. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

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