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The Clue

One of 300 at Thermopylae (7 letter answer)

The Answer

SPARTAN

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Notes

The answer SPARTAN is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.

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Definition

SPARTAN as a noun:

1. a resident of Sparta

SPARTAN as an adjective:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
2. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage"
3. (severe, spartan) = unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
4. (ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan) = practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"