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The Clue

Crust (5 letter answer)

The Answer

NERVE

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Notes

The answer NERVE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

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It may be in a bundle

Definition

NERVE as a noun:

1. (nerve, nervus) = any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
2. (heart, mettle, nerve, spunk) = the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
3. (boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek) = impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

NERVE as a verb:

1. (steel, nerve) = get ready for something difficult or unpleasant