The Clue
Goes to the mat (8 letter answer)
The Answer
WRESTLES
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Notes
The answer WRESTLES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
WRESTLE as a noun:
1. (wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle) = the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
WRESTLE as a verb:
1. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
2. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
3. (writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist) = to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
4. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"