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Answer: clinching
Answer	Crossword Clue
clinching	Confirm or settle (a contract or bargain)
clinching	Confirm the winning or achievement of (a game, competition, or victory)
clinching	CLINCH, to settle (to place in a desired order)

clinching	Conclusively settle (an argument or debate)
clinching	Fasten (a rope or fishing line) with a clinch knot
clinching	Secure (a nail or rivet) by driving the point sideways when it has penetrated
clinching	Grapple at close quarters, esp. (of boxers) so as to be too closely engaged for full-arm blows
clinching	(of two people) Embrace

Crossword

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Answer: clinching