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The Clue
Given authority (9 letter answer)
The Answer
EMPOWERED
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Notes
The answer EMPOWERED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
EMPOWER as a verb:
1. (empower, authorise, authorize) = give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"
2. (endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue) = give qualities or abilities to
EMPOWERED as an adjective:
1. (empowered, sceptered, sceptred) = invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter