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The Clue
Like alcohol that's unfit for drinking (9 letter answer)
The Answer
DENATURED
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The answer DENATURED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DENATURE as a verb:
1. add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
2. modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
3. make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
DENATURED as an adjective:
1. (denatured, denaturized, denaturised) = changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol"