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The Clue

Makes secret, in a way (7 letter answer)

The Answer

ENCODES

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Notes

The answer ENCODES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Creates a cryptogram
Makes a cryptogram
Scrambles a message
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Makes hard to read
Makes unreadable, in a way
Keeps from prying eyes, in a way

Definition

ENCODE as a verb:

1. (encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code) = convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"