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The Clue
Less ruddy (6 letter answer)
The Answer
WANNER
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Notes
The answer WANNER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
WAN as an adjective:
1. (pale, pallid, wan, sick) = (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
2. (pale, pallid, wan) = abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
3. lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"