The Clue
___ of the Rat (4 letter answer)
The Answer
YEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer YEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Kind of book
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Definition
YEAR as a noun:
1. (year, twelvemonth, yr) = a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
2. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
3. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
4. (class, year) = a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"