The Clue
Moderated (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TEMPERED
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Notes
The answer TEMPERED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Like some steel
Definition
TEMPER as a verb:
1. (anneal, temper, normalize) = toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
2. (temper, harden) = harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4. (temper, season, mollify) = make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
5. (chasten, moderate, temper) = restrain or temper
TEMPERED as an adjective:
1. (tempered, treated, hardened, toughened) = made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
2. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy"