The Clue
One slightly higher in a tree (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AUNT
Tags
Notes
The answer AUNT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Charley had one
Close relative
Cousin's mother
Em, to Dorothy
Em or Polly
Family member
Genealogy figure
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Pittypat in "G.W.T.W."
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Polly, to Tom
Tante translation
Uncle's partner
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Charley's Dona Lucia
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Dad's sister, e,g,
Gloria or Ruth, to Amy
Granny's other daughter
May in "Spider-Man," for one
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P. G. Wodehouse's ___ Agatha
Relative in a Brandon Thomas play
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Definition
AUNT as a noun:
1. (aunt, auntie, aunty) = the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle