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The Clue
Patent pronouncement? (9 letter answer)
The Answer
IMPENDING
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The answer IMPENDING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
IMPEND as a verb:
1. be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"
IMPENDING as an adjective:
1. (at hand, close at hand, imminent, impendent, impending) = close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"