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The Clue
Patient under provocation (10 letter answer)
The Answer
FORBEARING
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Notes
The answer FORBEARING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FORBEAR as a verb:
1. (forbear, hold back) = refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"
2. (refrain, forbear) = resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
FORBEARING as an adjective:
1. (forbearing, longanimous) = showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"