The Clue
Accidental stroke of luck (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FLUKE
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Notes
The answer FLUKE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
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Definition
FLUKE as a noun:
1. (good luck, fluke, good fortune) = a stroke of luck
2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow
3. (fluke, flue) = flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
4. either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
5. (fluke, trematode, trematode worm) = parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host