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The Clue

Handle (8 letter answer)

The Answer

NICKNAME

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Notes

The answer NICKNAME is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

NICKNAME as a noun:

1. (nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname) = a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
2. a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

NICKNAME as a verb:

1. (dub, nickname) = give a nickname to