The Clue
Minor in importance (9 letter answer)
The Answer
SECONDARY
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Notes
The answer SECONDARY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SECONDARY as a noun:
1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
2. (secondary coil, secondary winding, secondary) = coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
SECONDARY as an adjective:
1. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
2. (junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate) = inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
3. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"
4. not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"
5. belonging to a lower class or rank