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The Clue
Chief (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PRIMAL
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Notes
The answer PRIMAL is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
PRIMAL as an adjective:
1. (cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal) = serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
2. (aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial) = having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"