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The Clue
Far from forthright (7 letter answer)
The Answer
EVASIVE
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Notes
The answer EVASIVE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
EVASIVE as an adjective:
1. deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
3. (elusive, evasive) = skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline