The Clue
Inlaid creation (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MOSAIC
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Notes
The answer MOSAIC is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
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Definition
MOSAIC as a noun:
1. art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
2. viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves
3. a freeware browser
4. a pattern resembling a mosaic
5. transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube
6. assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture
MOSAIC as an adjective:
1. of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him; "Mosaic Law"
2. (mosaic, tessellated) = decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together; "a mosaic floor"; "a tessellated pavement"