The Clue
One whose business is taking off? (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STRIPPER
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Notes
The answer STRIPPER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ecdysiast
One who's barely working?
Gypsy Rose Lee, e.g.
Definition
STRIPPER as a noun:
1. a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
2. (stripper, stemmer, sprigger) = a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
3. (stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler) = a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
4. (stripper well, stripper) = an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day