The Clue
Brief promo (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TEASER
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Notes
The answer TEASER is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
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Definition
TEASER as a noun:
1. a worker who teases wool
2. (tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer) = someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
3. an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
4. (puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser) = a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
5. an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
6. (tormenter, tormentor, teaser) = a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
7. a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"