Misses sleep on board ship Crossword Clue

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Misses sleep on board ship Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SLEEP (noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
SLEEP (verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping
BOARD (verb)
1. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
2. live and take one’s meals at or in
BOARD (noun)
1. a table at which meals are served
2. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

Hint 2: Anagram

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SPIKS

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