The Clue
One with a supporting role (3 letter answer)
The Answer
LEG
Tags
Notes
The answer LEG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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___ of lamb
Support
Chicken drumstick
Journey part
Journey segment
Pants part
Part of an itinerary
Part of a journey
Part of a trek
Place for a puttee
Race segment
Race unit
Regatta unit
Relay division
Relay part
Side of a triangle
Something to hop on
Standing prerequisite
Tour part
Triangle side
Trouser part
Trousers part
Turkey piece
Dark meat piece
Ending for gate or boot
Piece of dark meat
Where a cast may be found
Definition
LEG as a noun:
1. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
2. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
3. one of the supports for a piece of furniture
4. (branch, leg, ramification) = a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
5. the limb of an animal used for food
6. (peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg) = a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
7. a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
8. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
9. (stage, leg) = a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"