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The Clue

Calculus, familiarly (6 letter answer)

The Answer

TARTAR

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Notes

The answer TARTAR is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.

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Definition

TARTAR as a noun:

1. (cream of tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate) = a salt used especially in baking powder
2. (dragon, tartar) = a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
3. (Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatar) = a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
4. (tartar, calculus, tophus) = an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums