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The Clue

Dovelike petrel (5 letter answer)

The Answer

PRION

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Notes

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

Definition

PRION as a noun:

1. (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system