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The Clue
After-school punishment (9 letter answer)
The Answer
DETENTION
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Notes
The answer DETENTION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DETENTION as a noun:
1. (detention, detainment, hold, custody) = a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"