Screen or Layer That Absorbs Light or Radiation
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Prehistory, Group 1253, Puzzle 5 (Fishing Tackle).
Question is: Screen or Layer That Absorbs Light or Radiation
and the answer is: FILTER
Word Meaning:
FILTER — A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
Definitions from Wiktionary.