The Clue
Overran (7 letter answer)
The Answer
INVADED
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Notes
The answer INVADED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
INVADE as a verb:
1. (invade, occupy) = march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
2. (intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon) = to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
3. (invade, overrun, infest) = occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
4. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"