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The Clue
Fungus (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ERGOT
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Notes
The answer ERGOT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Definition
ERGOT as a noun:
1. a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
2. (ergot, Claviceps purpurea) = a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid