The Clue
___ in (inducted) (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SWORN
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Notes
The answer SWORN is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
SWEAR as a verb:
1. (curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate) = utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
2. (affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear) = to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
3. promise solemnly; take an oath
4. (swear, depose, depone) = make a deposition; declare under oath
5. (trust, swear, rely, bank) = have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
SWORN as an adjective:
1. (pledged, sworn) = bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"
2. bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare