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The Clue
Boil, perhaps (9 letter answer)
The Answer
STERILIZE
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Notes
The answer STERILIZE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Pass through fire, perhaps
Definition
STERILIZE as a verb:
1. (sterilize, sterilise) = make free from bacteria
2. (sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix) = make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"