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The Clue
Interdependent linking (13 letter answer)
The Answer
CONCATENATION
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Notes
The answer CONCATENATION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CONCATENATION as a noun:
1. the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
2. the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
3. (chain, concatenation) = a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
4. the act of linking together as in a series or chain