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The Clue
"Ben-Hur" author (7 letter answer)
The Answer
WALLACE
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Notes
The answer WALLACE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
WALLACE as a noun:
1. (Wallace, Sir William Wallace) = Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
2. (Wallace, Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace) = English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
3. (Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace) = English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)