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Yes, canker is playable

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"Canker" Definition

noun

A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush.
A localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part, especially on a trunk, branch, or twig of a woody plant, usually caused by fungi or bacteria.
A source of spreading corruption or decay.
An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats.
Any of several diseases of plants characterized by the presence of such lesions.

verb-transitive

To attack or infect with canker.
To infect with corruption or decay.

verb-intransitive

To become infected with or as if with canker.

verb

To infect with a spreading sore.
To corrupt the spirit of.
To become infested with canker.
To become corrupted.

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