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The Clue

Carriage (7 letter answer)

The Answer

POSTURE

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Notes

The answer POSTURE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.

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Definition

POSTURE as a noun:

1. (position, posture, attitude) = the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
2. (carriage, bearing, posture) = characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
3. (position, stance, posture) = a rationalized mental attitude
4. (military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture) = capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"

POSTURE as a verb:

1. (pose, posture) = behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
2. (model, pose, sit, posture) = assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"