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The Clue

Blue states (5 letter answer)

The Answer

FUNKS

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Notes

The answer FUNKS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

FUNK as a noun:

1. (funk, blue funk) = a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
2. (Funk, Casimir Funk) = United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
3. an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

FUNK as a verb:

1. (flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail) = draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"