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Scruff (4)

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I believe the answer is:

nape

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scruff</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for nape that I've seen before include "Here's a hairline" , "Girl personifying France" , "It's a pane in the neck" , "Scruff of the neck" , "Scrag" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Telegraph, the Universal, the Penny Press, The New York Times, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.
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