It tightens in a drum Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRAKESHOE It tightens in a drum (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 20, 2015
41% FRAPS Tightens, as a drum (5)
3% SNARE Trap; type of drum (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
3% SNUGS Tightens securely (5) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
3% TAT Rat-a-___ (drum sound) (3)
3% TABOR Piper's drum (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 27, 2025
3% TRAPSET Drum kit (7) USA Today Sep 25, 2025
3% TOMTOM Tall drum (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 21, 2025
3% CRAMP Painful muscle tightening (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 19, 2025
3% TIMPANI Kettle drums (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 19, 2025

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