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The Clue

Fenced area, often (4 letter answer)

The Answer

YARD

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Notes

The answer YARD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

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Definition

YARD as a noun:

1. (yard, pace) = a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
2. (yard, grounds, curtilage) = the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
3. a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
4. (yard, railway yard) = an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
5. an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
6. (cubic yard, yard) = a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
7. a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
8. (thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard) = the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
9. a tract of land where logs are accumulated