Use a sieve Crossword Clue

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STRAIN

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(verb)
1. distinguish and separate out
2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SIEVE (noun)
1. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
SIEVE (verb)
1. distinguish and separate out
2. examine in order to test suitability
USE (noun)
1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage
2. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
USE (verb)
1. use up, consume fully
2. avail oneself to

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

STRAIN
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Hint 4: Anagram

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FIST

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19. Brainstorming result

20. Personal affairs, preferably kept private

23. Pain in the you-know-what

26. Made by a seamstress

27. '___ no big deal!'

28. NYSE launch

29. Sound from a Chihuahua

31. Communicates with ASL

33. Bonus

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38. "One Mississippi" star Notaro

39. Storytelling technique that may consist of a fantasy or vision

43. Until now

44. "Spring forward, fall back" amount

45. Put away for a rainy day

47. Ben & Jerry's units

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51. Baby ferret

52. Free ___ bird

53. Breakfast chain with a blue roof

56. Does very well

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61. Pianist Ellington

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70. Extinct bird

71. Medieval worker

72. Onesie fasteners

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23. Not square

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34. Quick on the uptake

36. Opposite of paleo-

37. Bluish-green color

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41. Pushed for

42. Bad to the bone

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52. Put two and two together

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