The Clue
Garfield's predecessor (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HAYES
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Notes
The answer HAYES is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Definition
HAYES as a noun:
1. (Hayes, Helen Hayes) = acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900)
2. (Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President Hayes) = 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
HAY as a verb:
1. convert (plant material) into hay