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The Clue

Blackleg (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SCAB

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Notes

The answer SCAB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

Related Clues

Crust
Eschar
Nonstriker
Strikebreaker
Cover of a kind
Cover for a wound
One crossing a line
Cut cover
Evidence of injury
Healing cover
Healing sign
Nonunion worker
Picket target
Plant disease
Scoundrel: Slang
Scrape aftermath
Sign of healing
Sore point?
Striker's cry
Temporary protector
Union betrayer
Union opponent
Unpopular worker
Walkout defier
Defective spot on a plant
Object of a union's anger
Picket line crosser
Picket-line crosser
Picket line pariah
Very unpopular worker
One who crosses the line?

Definition

SCAB as a noun:

1. (scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat) = someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
2. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

SCAB as a verb:

1. form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"
2. (fink, scab, rat, blackleg) = take the place of work of someone on strike