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Answer for the clue "Shed ", 8 letters:
exuviate

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exuviate \Ex*u"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exuviated , p. pr. & vb. n. Exuviating . From Exuviae .] (Zo["o]l.) To she [1913 Webster]d an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt. There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: shed , molt , moult , slough ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context ambitransitive rare English) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).