Spanner or mallet, say Crossword Clue

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Spanner or mallet, say Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
2. drive
(noun)
1. the means whereby some act is accomplished
2. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MALLET (noun)
1. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
2. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
SPANNER (noun)
1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

Hint 3: Anagram

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