The Clue
Emulated a smith (6 letter answer)
The Answer
FORGED
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Notes
The answer FORGED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FORGE as a verb:
1. (forge, hammer) = create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
2. (forge, fake, counterfeit) = make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
3. (invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge) = come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
4. move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
5. (forge, spurt, spirt) = move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
6. (shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge) = make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
7. (fashion, forge) = make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
FORGED as an adjective:
1. (bad, forged) = reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"