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The Clue

Adjusted the jib (7 letter answer)

The Answer

TRIMMED

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Notes

The answer TRIMMED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.

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Definition

TRIM as a verb:

1. (pare, trim) = remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
2. decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
3. (reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down) = cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
4. balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"
5. be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
6. (trim, garnish, dress) = decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
7. (snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back) = cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
8. (shave, trim) = cut closely; "trim my beard"
9. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

TRIMMED as an adjective:

1. (trimmed, cut) = made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"