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The Clue

Buy selectively (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SHOP

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Notes

The answer SHOP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.

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Hunt bargains
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Definition

SHOP as a noun:

1. (shop, store) = a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
2. (workshop, shop) = small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
3. (shop class, shop) = a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"

SHOP as a verb:

1. do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
2. (patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor) = do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
3. (shop, browse) = shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing"
4. (denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag) = give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"