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BOSTONCRABSubmission hold in wrestling once known as a backbreaker
STRAWThe last one's a backbreaker
SCISSORSA hold in wrestling in which the opponent's body or especially head is gripped between the legs (8)
NELSONA grappling hold in wrestling (6)
SHOULDERPart of body offering sure hold in wrestling
ARMLOCKSHolds in wrestling to force opponents into submission (8)
OCTOPUSOnce known as a devilfish, a cephalopod studied in malacology (7)
CRADLEPinning hold in wrestling
RABBITOnce known as a coney and protected for hundreds of years by landowners who valued it for its meat, a plant-eating animal whose name has been altered to describe a dish of cheese-and-ale sauce on toas
NELSONSGrappling holds in wrestling which can be either quarter, half, three quarter or full (7)
HEADLOCKSHolds in wrestling (9)
GIRAFFEAnimal once known as a camelopard
SHOEMAKERArtisan once known as a crispin (9)
MOONWALKDance move once known as a backslide
BIKEVehicle once known as a velocipede
WHIPPETMedium-sized, gentle dog breed once known as a "poor man's racehorse" (7)
LASTSTRAWStalwarts involved in potential backbreaker (4,5)
THELASTSTRAWProverbial backbreaker for a camel
LOCKA tress; a grapple in wrestling; a section of a canal for raising and lowering boats; or, a device opened with a key or combination (4)
WORKBackbreaker