The Clue
Handsome hunk (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ADONIS
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Notes
The answer ADONIS is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Definition
ADONIS as a noun:
1. any handsome young man
2. (Adonis, genus Adonis) = annual or perennial herbs
3. (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"