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Answer for the clue "Wriggler on a hook ", 12 letters:
nightcrawler

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nightcrawler is a 2014 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy in his directorial debut . The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a thief who starts shooting live footage of accidents and crimes in Los Angeles , selling the content ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: earthworm , angleworm , fishworm , fishing worm , wiggler , nightwalker , crawler , dew worm , red worm ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
nightcrawler \nightcrawler\ n. A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly in the northern and western U. S. Syn: earthworm, ...

Usage examples of nightcrawler.

But finally, after twelve years, he pinpointed the location of the ivory: it was on Belamone XI, a frigid little oxygen world inhabited by the Nightcrawlers, snakelike beings that had recently pledged their allegiance to the Republic.

She undogs the hatchcover and pushes it open, hooking one calf through the ladder for purchase, her toe curled around a bar for a moment before she pulls herself forward and slithers through the opening like a nightcrawler into leafy loam.