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The Clue
Forestalling, with "off" (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STAVING
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Notes
The answer STAVING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
STAVE as a verb:
1. furnish with staves; "stave a ladder"
2. (stave, stave in) = burst or force (a hole) into something