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The Clue
Bugbear or bugaboo (9 letter answer)
The Answer
HOBGOBLIN
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Notes
The answer HOBGOBLIN is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
HOBGOBLIN as a noun:
1. (goblin, hob, hobgoblin) = (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
2. (bugbear, hobgoblin) = an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson