The Clue
Edwin Newman's "A ___ Tongue" (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CIVIL
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Notes
The answer CIVIL is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Definition
CIVIL as an adjective:
1. applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities"
2. (civil, polite) = not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"
4. (civil, civic) = of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"
5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
6. of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"