The Clue
A lot of a handyman's work (9 letter answer)
The Answer
REPAIRING
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Notes
The answer REPAIRING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
REPAIR as a verb:
1. (repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on) = restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
2. (compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify) = make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
3. (repair, resort) = move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
4. (rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend) = set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
5. (animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify) = give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"