The Clue
Court tie (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DEUCE
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Notes
The answer DEUCE is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
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Definition
DEUCE as a noun:
1. a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
2. (two, 2, II, deuce) = the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
3. (devil, deuce, dickens) = a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
4. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots