Answer: winkle

AnswerCrossword Clue
WINKLEMember of the Pickwick Club.
WINKLEEdible sea snail.
WINKLEMarine snail.
WINKLEOyster's enemy
WINKLESea snail
WINKLEDestructive whelk
WINKLERip Van ....
winkleto extract or force out
winkleto pry something out of a place.
winkleany of various marine gastropods; periwinkle
winkleto pry (something) out of a place, as winkle meat is dug out of its shell with a pin (usually fol. by out)