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The Clue
Defeat (8 letter answer)
The Answer
WATERLOO
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Notes
The answer WATERLOO is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
WATERLOO as a noun:
1. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
2. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"
3. (Waterloo, Battle of Waterloo) = the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon