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The Clue
On the offensive (9 letter answer)
The Answer
PROACTIVE
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Notes
The answer PROACTIVE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PROACTIVE as an adjective:
1. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"
2. (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens