The Clue
___ in a lifetime (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ONCE
Tags
Notes
The answer ONCE is very common and appears about once every 32 puzzles.
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Definition
ONCE as an adverb:
1. (once, one time, in one case) = on one occasion; "once I ran into her"
2. as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"
3. (once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst) = at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";