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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