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plastic explosive
(plas|tic ex¦plo|sive)
noun
[
mass noun
]
a putty-like explosive capable of being moulded by hand:
there was enough plastic explosive in that box to lift off the roof
[
count noun
]
:
a device to detect plastic explosives
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