The Clue
Medic or legal starter (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PARA
Tags
Notes
The answer PARA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
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Definition
PARA as a noun:
1. (parity, para) = (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
2. 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia
3. (paratrooper, para) = a soldier in the paratroops
4. (Para, Para River) = an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
5. (Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of Bethlehem) = port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin