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n. One who clenches, or that which is used for clenching, as a cramp or piece of iron bent down to fasten anything.

n. A tool used for clenching or bending over the point of a nail, to prevent its withdrawal.

n. A retort or reply so decisive as to close a controversy; an unanswerable argument: as, the bishop's letter is a clencher.

"The real clencher is whether the characters/story ring true."

clenched    clenches    clincher   

adventure    bencher    debenture    denture    indenture    misadventure    quencher    trencher    venture