The Clue
Naught, in Nottingham (6 letter answer)
The Answer
CYPHER
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Notes
The answer CYPHER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
CYPHER as a noun:
1. (zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher) = a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
2. (nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo) = a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
3. (cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity) = a person of no influence
4. (cipher, cypher, cryptograph, secret code) = a secret method of writing
5. (cipher, cypher) = a message written in a secret code
CYPHER as a verb:
1. (encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code) = convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
2. (calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure) = make a mathematical calculation or computation