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The Clue
Just going through the motions (11 letter answer)
The Answer
PERFUNCTORY
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Notes
The answer PERFUNCTORY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PERFUNCTORY as an adjective:
1. (casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory) = hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
2. (pro forma, perfunctory) = as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"