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The Clue

Laundry stiffener (6 letter answer)

The Answer

STARCH

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Notes

The answer STARCH is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.

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Definition

STARCH as a noun:

1. (starch, amylum) = a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

STARCH as a verb:

1. stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"