"The ___ Drum" (Günter Grass novel) Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
2. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
(verb)
1. preserve in a can or tin
2. plate with tin

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GRASS (noun)
1. a police informer who implicates many people
2. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
GRASS (verb)
1. cover with grass
2. give away information about somebody
NOVEL (adjective)
1. original and of a kind not seen before
2. pleasantly new or different
NOVEL (noun)
1. an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
2. a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

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