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The Clue

Like an old chestnut (5 letter answer)

The Answer

TRITE

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Notes

The answer TRITE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

Related Clues

Banal
Commonplace
Formulaic
Hackneyed
Humdrum
Jejune
Overused
Shopworn
Stale
Tired
Unimaginative
Uninspired
Unoriginal
Far from fresh
Lacking imagination
Like a cliché
Not original
Old hat
Overly common
Played out
Stating the obvious
Timeworn, as a joke
Well-worn
Worn-out
Often heard before
Old as Methuselah, in a way
Too-often repeated
Like a thrice-told tale
Like "Have a nice day," for example

Definition

TRITE as an adjective:

1. (banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn) = repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"