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The Clue

Drop a letter or two (5 letter answer)

The Answer

ELIDE

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Notes

The answer ELIDE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.

Related Clues

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Curtail
Ignore
Omit
Skip
Slur
Suppress
Curtail, in a way
Go over
Leave out
Omit; ignore
Omit in pronunciation
Omit a syllable
Pass over
Say "somethin'"
Skip over
Skip a syllable
Slur over
Strike out
Suppress or ignore
Suppress a syllable
Suppress, as a vowel
Slur over, as a syllable
Omit a vowel sound
Say "bo's'n," say
Say "fo'c'sle," e.g.
Say "fo'c's'le," for instance
Skip, like the H's in "'enry 'iggins"

Definition

ELIDE as a verb:

1. leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"