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The Clue
Occurring near the sun (8 letter answer)
The Answer
HELIACAL
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Notes
The answer HELIACAL is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
HELIACAL as an adjective:
1. (heliacal, heliac) = pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)"