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The Clue

Devise (8 letter answer)

The Answer

CONTRIVE

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Notes

The answer CONTRIVE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

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Scheme
Make ingeniously

Definition

CONTRIVE as a verb:

1. (plan, project, contrive, design) = make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
2. (invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge) = come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
3. (project, cast, contrive, throw) = put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"