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The Clue
Hard to brush off (9 letter answer)
The Answer
INSISTENT
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Notes
The answer INSISTENT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Persevering
Definition
INSISTENT as an adjective:
1. (insistent, repetitive) = persistently continual; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
2. (clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant) = demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"