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The Clue
Monkey, so to speak (9 letter answer)
The Answer
ADDICTION
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The answer ADDICTION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ADDICTION as a noun:
1. (addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation) = being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2. an abnormally strong craving
3. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"