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The Clue
Jumping-off place? (11 letter answer)
The Answer
SPRINGBOARD
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Notes
The answer SPRINGBOARD is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SPRINGBOARD as a noun:
1. a flexible board for jumping upward
2. (springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure) = a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"