The Clue
Newspaper features (7 letter answer)
The Answer
COLUMNS
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Notes
The answer COLUMNS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
COLUMN as a noun:
1. a line of (usually military) units following one after another
2. (column, chromatography column) = a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
3. a linear array of numbers one above another
4. (column, tower, pillar) = anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
5. (column, editorial, newspaper column) = an article giving opinions or perspectives
6. (column, pillar) = a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
7. (column, pillar) = (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure