The Clue
Certain voter (5 letter answer)
The Answer
WOMAN
Tags
Notes
The answer WOMAN is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Definition
WOMAN as a noun:
1. (woman, adult female) = an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2. (womanhood, woman, fair sex) = women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
3. (charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman) = a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"
4. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"