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The Clue
Like desert water, usually (8 letter answer)
The Answer
RATIONED
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Notes
The answer RATIONED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Carefully distributed
Definition
RATION as a verb:
1. restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
2. (ration, ration out) = distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"
RATIONED as an adjective:
1. distributed equitably in limited individual portions; "got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar"