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The Clue
Assailed with repeated blows (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PELTED
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Notes
The answer PELTED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
PELT as a verb:
1. (pelt, bombard) = cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
2. (pepper, pelt) = attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
3. (pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets) = rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"