The Clue
Entails (8 letter answer)
The Answer
INVOLVES
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Notes
The answer INVOLVES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
INVOLVE as a verb:
1. (involve, affect, regard) = connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
2. engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
3. (imply, involve) = have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"
4. (necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand) = require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
5. contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
6. wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"
7. occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
8. make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"