The Clue
Like tough jobs (9 letter answer)
The Answer
PUNISHING
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Notes
The answer PUNISHING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PUNISH as a verb:
1. (punish, penalize, penalise) = impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
PUNISHING as an adjective:
1. resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"
2. (arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome) = characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"