What an extended thumb indicates, on the side of the road Crossword Clue

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EXTENDED (adjective)
1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
2. drawn out or made longer spatially
THUMB (verb)
1. look through a book or other written material
2. feel or handle with the fingers
THUMB (noun)
1. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
2. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

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