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The Clue
Courtier who sat under a sword (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DAMOCLES
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Notes
The answer DAMOCLES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Sitter in danger
His sword was feared
Definition
DAMOCLES as a noun:
1. the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)