The Clue
Counselor's clients, perhaps (6 letter answer)
The Answer
COUPLE
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Notes
The answer COUPLE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
COUPLE as a noun:
1. a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
2. (couple, mates, match) = a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
3. (couple, twosome, duo, duet) = a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
4. (couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad) = two items of the same kind
5. (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
COUPLE as a verb:
1. (match, mate, couple, pair, twin) = bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
2. (couple, couple on, couple up) = link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
3. (pair, pair off, partner off, couple) = form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
4. (copulate, mate, pair, couple) = make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"