The Clue
Bomb (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TURKEY
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Notes
The answer TURKEY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
TURKEY as a noun:
1. (turkey, Meleagris gallopavo) = large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
2. (Turkey, Republic of Turkey) = a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
3. (joker, turkey) = a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"
4. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
5. (turkey, bomb, dud) = an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"