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Strainer (5)

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sieve

'strainer' is the definition.
(sieve is a kind of strainer)

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(Other definitions for sieve that I've seen before include "particle separator" , "Mesh used for straining or sifting" , "Utensil with meshed bottom" , "Fine riddle" , "Jumblies' vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Telegraph and the Newsday.
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