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The Clue

Hit on the knuckles (3 letter answer)

The Answer

RAP

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Notes

The answer RAP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

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Definition

RAP as a noun:

1. (blame, rap) = a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
2. (rap, strike, tap) = a gentle blow
3. (pat, rap, tap) = the sound made by a gentle blow
4. voluble conversation
5. (rap, rap music, hip-hop) = genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
6. (knock, belt, rap, whack, whang) = the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"

RAP as a verb:

1. (rap, knap) = strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
2. (tap, rap, knock, pink) = make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
3. perform rap music
4. talk volubly