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The Clue

Alley flanker (6 letter answer)

The Answer

GUTTER

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Notes

The answer GUTTER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

GUTTER as a noun:

1. (gutter, trough) = a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
2. (gutter, sewer, toilet) = misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
3. a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
4. a tool for gutting fish

GUTTER as a verb:

1. burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"
2. flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"
3. wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
4. provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"