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The Clue

Goes wrong (6 letter answer)

The Answer

STRAYS

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Notes

The answer STRAYS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.

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Definition

STRAY as a noun:

1. (alley cat, stray) = homeless cat

STRAY as a verb:

1. (roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond) = move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
2. (stray, err, drift) = wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
3. (digress, stray, divagate, wander) = lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"