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Crossword knowledge 9 - Haycock and Headless

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Clue: Mała sterta siana - small pile of hay. I live in a semi-rural area of England but know a limited amount about farming practices.  Even if I did, this may well be an antiquated term in English   Kopa - large pile of hay - Haystack Kopka - small pile of hay - Haycock Answer: Kopka  Farming seems like good honest work, which brings us to the next clue: Clue: Żadna nie hańbi. Answer: Praca This answer I did not get until I had most of the letters.  I believe it refers to the proverb: żadna praca nie hańbo - no job is a disgrace.  Which, on the face of it and as it was intended, is an honourable sentiment.  Perhaps coined before the advent jobs like: the leader of UKIP, a position once held by Nigel Farage and currently, at the time of writing, held by Neil Hamilton.  Until I looked, I didn't realise that UKIP was still going.  Surely there is no need now that they have returned the UK to its glory days when we were the sick man of Europe.  Post referendum, the party head has ch