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The Clue
Metrical foot (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DACTYL
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Notes
The answer DACTYL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Digit
Finger or toe
"Poetry," in poetry
Toe, e.g.
"Innocent," but not "guilty"
Definition
DACTYL as a noun:
1. a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
2. (digit, dactyl) = a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates