Tough and lean Crossword Clue

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Tough and lean Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. lean and sinewy
2. of hair that resembles wire in stiffness

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOUGH (adjective)
1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
2. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
TOUGH (noun)
1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
2. an aggressive and violent young criminal
LEAN (adjective)
1. lacking excess flesh
2. containing little excess
LEAN (noun)
1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
LEAN (verb)
1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
2. cause to lean to the side

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