The Clue
Like some headaches (9 letter answer)
The Answer
SPLITTING
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Notes
The answer SPLITTING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SPLIT as a verb:
1. (divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up) = separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
2. (cleave, split, rive) = separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
3. (separate, part, split up, split, break, break up) = discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
4. (separate, part, split) = go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
5. (burst, split, break open) = break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
SPLITTING as an adjective:
1. (rending, ripping, splitting) = resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"