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The Clue
It may be on a house (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LIEN
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Notes
The answer LIEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Incumbrance
Mortgage
Tax ___
Attachment on property
Bank claim
Bank holding
Claim of a sort
Creditor's claim
Debt document
Debtor's burden
Debtor's worry
Legal attachment
Legal claim
Legal encumbrance
Legal right
Lender's claim
Lender's security
Means of security
Mortgage, e.g.
Mortgage interest
Payment guarantee
Property claim
Property incumbrance
Property lock
Property restriction
Repo justification
Banker's legal action
Home security measure
Legal safety net
Mortgage company's claim
Property lawyer's concern
Means of enforcing tax compliance
Part of a home security system?
A property may have one on it
Definition
LIEN as a noun:
1. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
2. (spleen, lien) = a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses