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The Clue

Becomes frayed (6 letter answer)

The Answer

RAVELS

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Notes

The answer RAVELS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.

Related Clues

Tangles
Untwists
Comes apart
Tangles or disentangles
Untangles or tangles

Definition

RAVEL as a noun:

1. (Ravel, Maurice Ravel) = French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
2. (run, ladder, ravel) = a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"

RAVEL as a verb:

1. (ravel, unravel, ravel out) = disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"
2. (ravel, tangle, knot) = tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"