The Clue
Karl Shapiro's "The ___" (3 letter answer)
The Answer
LEG
Tags
Notes
The answer LEG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Gam
Gamb
Kicker
Stage
Support
Supporter
Underpinning
Chair part
Chicken drumstick
Chicken order
Itinerary portion
Journey part
Journey segment
Journey unit
Knee's place
Part of an itinerary
Part of a journey
Part of a trek
Part of a trip
Place for a puttee
Race part
Race segment
Regatta unit
Side of a triangle
Stocking stuffer
One with a supporting role
Table part
Triangle side
One of a triangle's three
Trip segment
Trousers part
Dark meat piece
Ending for gate or boot
It may be pulled
It's kept under the table
Definition
LEG as a noun:
1. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
2. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
3. one of the supports for a piece of furniture
4. (branch, leg, ramification) = a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
5. the limb of an animal used for food
6. (peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg) = a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
7. a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
8. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
9. (stage, leg) = a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"