What does extraction mean in crosswords?

extraction means: the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

Which crossword clues can have extraction as the answer?

Possible clues for extraction include "Pulling out".

extraction is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often mining, 6 letters.

Word entry · 10 letters

Best crossword clue

"Pulling out"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aceinorttxStarts with EEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word

1E2X3T4R5A6C7T8I9O10N

Is this your crossword clue?

"extraction" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often mining (6 letters).

From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

“They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.”

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01“Pulling out”10 letters

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