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FOSSILWhat do we call the remains of an animal or plant of a former geological age (6)
DEBRISWhat do we call the remains of anything broken down or destroyed (6)
SELFAn archery bow made from a single piece of wood; one's ego or being; or, an animal or plant of uniform colour, as opposed to variegated (4)
PUREBRED(Of an animal or plant) of unmixed descent
TISSUEWord for a rich cloth of gold or silver threads first, later cellular matter of an animal or a vegetable; or, a hankie (6)
JACKETSkin of a baked potato; coat of an animal; or, a dust cover of a book (6)
SCARABThis sailor has the remains of an old injury caused by a beetle (6)
DORSALBelonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part.
PAMPASWhat do we call the vast grassy plains lying in the rain shadow of the Andes (6)
GOALIEColloquially, what do we call the only player permitted to us the hands to touch a soccer ball (6)
STEAKSSlices of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish (6)
STATUEA typically near or above life-size sculpture of an animal or human (6)
ENDIVEIn the US it's called chicory, what do we call the same thing? (6)
QUORUMWhat do we call the number of members required to be present to transact business legally (6)
NAPLESIn Italy it's Napoli, what do we call the same place? (6)
COSMOSUniverse, or plant of the daisy family (6)
DEWLAPLoose skin under the throat of an animal or bird (6)
EPIGONGreek descendant of farm animal discovered in vast geological age (6)
ALLIUMBulbous plant of a genus that includes the onion (6)
TUMULIVisible remains of an ancient undertaking? (6)