The Clue
Decorticates (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PEELS
Tags
Notes
The answer PEELS is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
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Undresses a banana
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Definition
PEEL as a noun:
1. (skin, rind, peel) = the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
2. (Peel, Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel) = British politician (1788-1850)
3. (peel, skin) = the rind of a fruit or vegetable
PEEL as a verb:
1. (skin, peel, pare) = strip the skin off; "pare apples"
2. (peel off, peel, flake off, flake) = come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
3. (undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel) = get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"