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The Clue
Introductory offer (8 letter answer)
The Answer
OVERTURE
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Notes
The answer OVERTURE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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First track on many a Broadway album
Definition
OVERTURE as a noun:
1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
2. (preliminary, overture, prelude) = something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
3. (overture, advance, approach, feeler) = a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"