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The Clue

First-aid item (9 letter answer)

The Answer

STRETCHER

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Notes

The answer STRETCHER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

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Definition

STRETCHER as a noun:

1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
3. a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
4. (capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher) = a stone that forms the top of wall or building

STRETCH as an adjective:

1. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
2. easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"