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The Clue
Judicious (7 letter answer)
The Answer
POLITIC
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Notes
The answer POLITIC is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
POLITIC as an adjective:
1. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"
2. (politic, smooth, suave, bland) = smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound