Stick in the mud Crossword Clue

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Stick in the mud Crossword Answer

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MIRE

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(noun)
1. United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)
2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MUD (verb)
1. soil with mud, muck, or mire
2. plaster with mud
MUD (noun)
1. water soaked soil; soft wet earth
2. slanderous remarks or charges
STICK (noun)
1. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
2. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
STICK (verb)
1. stick to firmly
2. be a devoted follower or supporter

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MIRE
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Hint 4: Anagram

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DEER

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