The Clue
Freedman, once (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SLAVE
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Notes
The answer SLAVE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Definition
SLAVE as a noun:
1. a person who is owned by someone
2. (slave, striver, hard worker) = someone who works as hard as a slave
3. someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave"
SLAVE as a verb:
1. (slave, break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down) = work very hard, like a slave
SLAVE as an adjective:
1. held in servitude; "he was born of slave parents"