Prune before drying Crossword Clue

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Prune before drying Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
2. a highly desirable position or assignment
(adverb)
1. exactly
2. completely; used as intensifiers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRUNE (verb)
1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
PRUNE (noun)
1. dried plum
BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
LUMP

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