The Clue
Did a turnabout (8 letter answer)
The Answer
REVERSED
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Notes
The answer REVERSED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Overthrew a decision
Like a clerical collar
Turned end for end
Definition
REVERSE as a verb:
1. (change by reversal, turn, reverse) = change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
2. (turn back, invert, reverse) = turn inside out or upside down
3. (overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse) = rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
4. (revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate) = annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
REVERSED as an adjective:
1. turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"
2. (converse, reversed, transposed) = turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"