Something held by a thread? Crossword Clue

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Something held by a thread? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
2. a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
(verb)
1. put together with a seam

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THREAD (verb)
1. thread on or as if on a string
2. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
THREAD (noun)
1. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
SOMETHING (noun)
1. An indeterminate or unknown event.
2. A substance or material thing, unknown indeterminate or not specified.

Hint 3: Anagram

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