The Clue
Does an offstage job (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PROMPTS
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Notes
The answer PROMPTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Memory triggers
Provokes
Gives cues
Gives a stage cue
Definition
PROMPT as a noun:
1. (prompt, prompting) = a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
2. (prompt, command prompt) = (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
PROMPT as a verb:
1. (motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite) = give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
2. (prompt, inspire, instigate) = serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
3. (prompt, remind, cue) = assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned