The Clue
Activity dreaded by QB's (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SACKING
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Notes
The answer SACKING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SACKING as a noun:
1. (sacking, bagging) = coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
2. (dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking) = the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
SACK as a verb:
1. (sack, plunder) = plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
2. (fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate) = terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
3. (net, sack, sack up, clear) = make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
4. put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"