Threaded fastener (5)

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screw

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(Other definitions for screw that I've seen before include "Hack" , "13ed fastener" , "Prison officer (slang)" , "Fastener; propeller" , "Tapered fastener with a slotted head" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Mirror, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Independent and the King Feature Syndicate.

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