Primitive timer Crossword Clue

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Primitive timer Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRIMITIVE (noun)
1. a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
2. a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
PRIMITIVE (adjective)
1. of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
2. little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
TIMER (noun)
1. (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
2. a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times

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