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The Clue

Josh Billings's real name (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SHAW

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The answer SHAW is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.

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Definition

SHAW as a noun:

1. (Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky) = United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910)
2. (Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings) = United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
3. (Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw) = United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
4. (Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw) = British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)