The Clue
Hoffman role: 1967 (8 letter answer)
The Answer
GRADUATE
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Notes
The answer GRADUATE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
GRADUATE as a noun:
1. (alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad) = a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
2. a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
GRADUATE as a verb:
1. receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990"
2. confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
3. (calibrate, graduate, fine-tune) = make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
GRADUATE as an adjective:
1. (graduate, postgraduate) = of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"