Like a rope during tug-of-war Crossword Clue

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Like a rope during tug-of-war Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. pulled or drawn tight
2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TUG-OF-WAR (noun)
1. a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
2. any hard struggle between equally matched groups
DURING (preposition)
1. In the time of; as long as the action or existence of.

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