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The Clue

Acute shortage (6 letter answer)

The Answer

FAMINE

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Notes

The answer FAMINE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.

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Definition

FAMINE as a noun:

1. (dearth, famine, shortage) = an acute insufficiency
2. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death