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Mild oath referring to restless sort (8)

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gadabout

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(Other definitions for gadabout that I've seen before include "Person who wanders aimlessly in search of pleasure" , "Person who goes around aimlessly" , "Rover" , "restless sort" , "Pleasure-seeker" .)

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