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The Clue

Be frugal (5 letter answer)

The Answer

STINT

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Notes

The answer STINT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.

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Really economize
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Definition

STINT as a noun:

1. (stretch, stint) = an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
2. (least sandpiper, stint, Erolia minutilla) = smallest American sandpiper
3. an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

STINT as a verb:

1. (scrimp, stint, skimp) = subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
2. (stint, skimp, scant) = supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"