The Clue
Isolated area (6 letter answer)
The Answer
GHETTO
Tags
Notes
The answer GHETTO is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
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Definition
GHETTO as a noun:
1. formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto"
2. any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping; "the relative security of the gay ghetto"; "no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"
3. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions