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The Clue

Homophone for eau (3 letter answer)

The Answer

OWE

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Notes

The answer OWE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

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Fall behind
Get behind
Have bills
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Have a debt
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Definition

OWE as a verb:

1. be obliged to pay or repay
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
3. be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"