Peevish remark I made (9)

I believe the answer is:

crossword

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(Other definitions for crossword that I've seen before include "Cruciverbal test" , "Puzzle with squares" , "See 8, 20 ac, 1, 15 dn" , "Puzzle like this one" , "(Usually) black and white puzzle" .)

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