The Clue
Mole (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PLANT
Tags
Notes
The answer PLANT is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Confederate in the audience
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Nursery purchase
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Definition
PLANT as a noun:
1. (plant, works, industrial plant) = buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
2. (plant, flora, plant life) = a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
3. something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
4. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
PLANT as a verb:
1. (plant, set) = put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
2. (implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant) = fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
3. (establish, found, plant, constitute, institute) = set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
4. place into a river; "plant fish"
5. place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
6. (plant, implant) = put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"