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The Clue
Adjusts a measuring instrument (10 letter answer)
The Answer
CALIBRATES
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Notes
The answer CALIBRATES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CALIBRATE as a verb:
1. (calibrate, graduate, fine-tune) = make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
2. mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
3. measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"