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The Clue

Department store department (6 letter answer)

The Answer

MISSES

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Notes

The answer MISSES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.

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Definition

MISS as a noun:

1. (girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille) = a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
2. (miss, misfire) = a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
3. a form of address for an unmarried woman

MISS as a verb:

1. (miss, lose) = fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
2. feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
3. fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
4. (neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap) = leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
5. fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
6. (miss, lack) = be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
7. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"
8. be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"
9. (miss, escape) = fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"