The Clue
Can opener (3 letter answer)
The Answer
TAB
Tags
Notes
The answer TAB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Check
Flap
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Fresca rival
Hunter from N.Y.C.
Indent setter
Indenting key
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Keyboard key
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Restaurant pickup
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Definition
TAB as a noun:
1. (check, chit, tab) = the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
2. (yellow journalism, tabloid, tab) = sensationalist journalism
3. (tab key, tab) = the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
4. a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"
5. (pill, lozenge, tablet, tab) = a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet