The Clue
Basketball coach Pitino (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RICK
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Notes
The answer RICK is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
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Definition
RICK as a noun:
1. (crick, kink, rick, wrick) = a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
2. (haystack, hayrick, rick) = a stack of hay
RICK as a verb:
1. pile in ricks; "rick hay"
2. (twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick) = twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"