Answer:

ditches

Answer	Crossword Clue
DITCHES	Gives the slip to
DITCHES	Gets rid of
DITCHES	Trenches.

DITCHES	Excavations.
DITCHES	Eighty-sixes
DITCHES	Leaves behind

Crossword

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