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The Clue
Deficit (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SHORTAGE
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Notes
The answer SHORTAGE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Deficiency
Want
Supply-and-demand problem
Definition
SHORTAGE as a noun:
1. (deficit, shortage, shortfall) = the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
2. (dearth, famine, shortage) = an acute insufficiency