The Clue
Except for (7 letter answer)
The Answer
BARRING
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Notes
The answer BARRING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BARRING as a noun:
1. (barring, blackball) = the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
BAR as a verb:
1. (bar, debar, exclude) = prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
2. (barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar) = render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
3. (banish, relegate, bar) = expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
4. secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"