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The Clue
Bent (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TENDENCY
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The answer TENDENCY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
TENDENCY as a noun:
1. (inclination, disposition, tendency) = an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
2. (leaning, propensity, tendency) = an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
3. (tendency, inclination) = a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
4. (tendency, trend) = a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"