The Clue
Four-stringed instrument (5 letter answer)
The Answer
VIOLA
Tags
Notes
The answer VIOLA is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
VIOLA as a noun:
1. any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2. (Viola, genus Viola) = large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
3. a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower