NOUN: "any of various devices in which mating mechanical parts engage to fasten but usually not to lock something" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "any of various devices in which mating mechanical parts engage to fasten but usually not to lock something" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
2. catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
(verb)
1. fasten with a latch

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VARIOUS (adjective)
1. distinctly dissimilar or unlike
2. considered individually
MECHANICAL (adjective)
1. relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
2. using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices

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