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The Clue

Contagious (9 letter answer)

The Answer

INFECTIVE

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Notes

The answer INFECTIVE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

INFECTIVE as an adjective:

1. (infective, morbific, pathogenic) = able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
2. (infectious, infective) = caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"