The Clue
Ironed (7 letter answer)
The Answer
MANGLED
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Notes
The answer MANGLED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
MANGLE as a verb:
1. press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"
2. (maul, mangle) = injure badly by beating
3. (mangle, mutilate, murder) = alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
4. (mutilate, mangle, cut up) = destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"
MANGLED as an adjective:
1. (lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn) = having edges that are jagged from injury
2. (mangled, mutilated) = (of compositions e.g.) damaged; "a mutilated text"