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Dry biscuit, fabulous thing (7)

Ross

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cracker

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'dry biscuit' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for cracker that I've seen before include "often pulled at parties" , "An outstanding example of its kind!" , "Christmas table item" , "Great joke - terrible joke's container?" , "exceptional" .)

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