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The Answer

EXCAVATE

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The answer EXCAVATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

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Definition

EXCAVATE as a verb:

1. (excavate, unearth) = lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"
2. (excavate, dig up, turn up) = find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
3. form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"
4. (excavate, dig, hollow) = remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"