The Clue
Deep place? (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SOUTH
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Notes
The answer SOUTH is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Definition
SOUTH as a noun:
1. the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line
2. (Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland) = the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
3. (south, due south, southward, S) = the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
4. (South, southland) = any region lying in or toward the south
SOUTH as an adjective:
1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
SOUTH as an adverb:
1. (south, to the south, in the south) = in a southern direction; "we moved south"