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The Clue
Acts of reparation (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PENANCES
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Notes
The answer PENANCES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PENANCE as a noun:
1. (repentance, penitence, penance) = remorse for your past conduct
2. a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution
3. (penance, self-mortification, self-abasement) = voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing