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The Clue
Not eager (9 letter answer)
The Answer
RELUCTANT
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Notes
The answer RELUCTANT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
RELUCTANT as an adjective:
1. (loath, loth, reluctant) = unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"
2. unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
3. not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"