The Clue
Central Africa's Lake ___ (4 letter answer)
The Answer
CHAD
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Notes
The answer CHAD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Definition
CHAD as a noun:
1. a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
2. (Lake Chad, Chad) = a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
3. (Chad, Republic of Chad, Tchad) = a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
4. (Chad, Chadic, Chadic language) = a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa