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The Clue

Disallowed (6 letter answer)

The Answer

BARRED

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Notes

The answer BARRED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.

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Definition

BAR as a verb:

1. (bar, debar, exclude) = prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
2. (barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar) = render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
3. (banish, relegate, bar) = expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
4. secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

BARRED as an adjective:

1. (barred, bolted, fast, latched, locked, secured) = firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
2. (barricaded, barred, blockaded) = preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"