The Clue
Banish (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EXILE
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Notes
The answer EXILE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Definition
EXILE as a noun:
1. (exile, expatriate) = voluntarily absent from home or country
2. (exile, deportee) = expelled from home or country by authority
3. (exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation) = the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
EXILE as a verb:
1. (expatriate, deport, exile) = expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"