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The Clue
Alger's "___ Tom" (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TATTERED
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Notes
The answer TATTERED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
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___ Tom, Alger hero
Definition
TATTERED as an adjective:
1. (tattered, tatterdemalion) = worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince"
2. (shattered, tattered) = ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"