The Clue
Less lax (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STERNER
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Notes
The answer STERNER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
STERN as an adjective:
1. (austere, stern) = of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
2. (grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting) = not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
3. (stern, strict, exacting) = severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
4. (austere, severe, stark, stern) = severely simple; "a stark interior"