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The Clue

Shrub used for hedges (4 letter answer)

The Answer

PRIM

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Notes

The answer PRIM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

Related Clues

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Inhibited
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Proper partner
Proper partner?
Proper's companion
Proper's partner
Stiffly neat
Stiffly proper
Strait-laced
Not at all loose
Perhaps a little too neat
Not fond of dirty jokes, surely

Definition

PRIM as a verb:

1. assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2. contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3. (prim, prim up, prim out) = dress primly

PRIM as an adjective:

1. (dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee) = affectedly dainty or refined
2. (priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian) = exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"