The Clue
Nobody, slangily (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ZERO
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Notes
The answer ZERO is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Definition
ZERO as a noun:
1. (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"
2. (zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher) = a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
3. (zero, zero point) = the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale
ZERO as a verb:
1. adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
2. (zero, zero in) = adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
ZERO as an adjective:
1. (zero, 0) = indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"
2. indicating an initial point or origin
3. of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
4. having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth"