The Clue
Chumps (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SAPS
Tags
Notes
The answer SAPS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Enervates
Enfeebles
Exhausts
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Jugheads
Lamebrains
Nincompoops
Ninnies
Patsies
Suckers
Undermines
Weakens
Easy marks
Gullible ones
Gullible sorts
Con artists' targets
Scam targets
Scam victims
Uses up
They're easily fleeced
They get taken easily
Definition
SAP as a noun:
1. a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2. (fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool) = a person who lacks good judgment
3. (blackjack, cosh, sap) = a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
SAP as a verb:
1. (run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire) = deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
2. excavate the earth beneath