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Answer for the clue "Took off a tile ", 6 letters:
doffed

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vb. (en-past of: doff )

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Doff \Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doffed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Doffing .] [Do + off. See Do , v. t., 7.] To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of. And made us doff our easy robes ...

Usage examples of doffed.

Civilian hats flew into the air, and two passing marines doffed their own in salute.

Bolitho doffed his hat to the quarterdeck and the ensign, while from the foremast truck his own flag broke out into the wind.

He gazed about carefully, then doffed his specs and looked Mallory in the eye.

He doffed his hat to a pretty woman, and pretended to glance back at her ankles.

Then Mallory doffed his coat, clenched his jaw, and stared at the blue floral wallpaper while Oliphant deftly pierced the torn skin and sutured it.

He halted close to King Casmir, doffed his hat, then, showing an arch and confidential smile, performed a bow of several flourishes.

He bowed, doffed his hat, and without further ceremony seated himself.

Renauld Garcia, nominal head of the Alliance expedition to Earth, had doffed his helmet a few seconds earlier.

After Garcia stormed off, Blount hurriedly doffed the remainder of his armor, and then pulled himself hand over hand to his small shipboard office.

Once as he sprung into the saddle Mistress Alice was seated at an upper window, and before she could withdraw he had doffed his jewelled cap and kissed his hand.

He was pitied too by those who knew his story, and these were so many that when he walked along the streets alone at dusk, even the rude common people doffed their caps and mingled a rough air of sympathy with their respect.

Swiveller solemnly doffed the aquatic jacket, put on his coat, took down his hat from its peg, pocketed the letter, and departed.

As if aware that his formal dress was not conducive to interviews, he passed his wand to the boy acolyte who waited in his shadow, and doffed his robe.

He doffed his helmet, and then crawled out onto the edge of the cockpit and leaped down.

He thanked the tech rolling up a staircase for him, and when on the deck, doffed his helmet and handed it to the tech.