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The Clue

Having a double nature (4 letter answer)

The Answer

DUAL

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Notes

The answer DUAL is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.

Related Clues

Binary
Double
___ exhaust
___ purpose
___-purpose
Twin
Twofold
Denoting two
Designed for two
Janus-faced
Kind of citizen
Kind of exhaust
Kind of income
Kind of personality
Kind of role
Two-fold
Two-part
In two parts
Two-way
Like certain controls
Like a Jekyll/Hyde personality
Like some controls
Like some exhausts
Like some highways
Word with citizen or purpose

Definition

DUAL as an adjective:

1. (double, dual, duple) = consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
2. (double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold) = having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
3. a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"