Product removed by shear force?

The answer to “Product removed by shear force?” in the The Washington Post crossword is WOOL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 17, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 50-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Product removed by shear force?” answer

WOOL (4 letters)

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Why the answer is WOOL

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What does WOOL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of WOOL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Product removed by shear force?” appeared?

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July 17, 2026 (most recent) → WOOL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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