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Shortage To Traumatise Urban District Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCARCITY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SCARCITY

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199%8Exact Match!
232%6Traumatise sailor with 29
331%10 Writer in Old English to traumatise barbarian

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We think the answer is "SCARCITY" which means:

    noun
  • • A small and inadequate amount

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The scarcity of water in the desert made survival difficult."
  • • "During the famine, there was a scarcity of food."

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The Guardian Cryptic01 Jan 2009 Across 9
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