The Clue
Made a bridge bid (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DECLARED
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Notes
The answer DECLARED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
DECLARE as a verb:
1. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
2. (announce, declare) = announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
3. state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
4. (declare, adjudge, hold) = declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
5. authorize payments of; "declare dividends"
6. designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
7. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"
8. proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
DECLARED as an adjective:
1. made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their covert objectives"; "a declared liberal"
2. (declared, stated) = declared as fact; explicitly stated