Spike on a dragon's tail Crossword Clue

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Spike on a dragon's tail Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
2. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
(verb)
1. provide with barbs

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DRAGON (noun)
1. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
2. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
TAIL (noun)
1. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
2. the rear part of a ship
TAIL (verb)
1. go after with the intent to catch
2. remove or shorten the tail of an animal

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