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The Clue
Gradual (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STEPWISE
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Notes
The answer STEPWISE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
STEPWISE as an adjective:
1. (bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise) = one thing at a time
STEPWISE as an adverb:
1. (stepwise, step by step) = proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise"