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The Clue

Not absolute (8 letter answer)

The Answer

RELATIVE

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Notes

The answer RELATIVE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.

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Definition

RELATIVE as a noun:

1. (relative, relation) = a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
2. (relative, congener, congenator, congeneric) = an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

RELATIVE as an adjective:

1. not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"
2. (proportional, relative) = properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"