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The Clue
Like many Sue Grafton characters (8 letter answer)
The Answer
MURDERED
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Notes
The answer MURDERED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
MURDER as a verb:
1. (murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove) = kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
2. (mangle, mutilate, murder) = alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
MURDERED as an adjective:
1. killed unlawfully; "the murdered woman"; "lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln's bier"