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The Clue
Deserted the party (13 letter answer)
The Answer
TERGIVERSATED
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Notes
The answer TERGIVERSATED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
TERGIVERSATE as a verb:
1. (beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter) = be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
2. (apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate) = abandon one's beliefs or allegiances