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The Clue
Paul Revere's midnight duty (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ALERTING
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Notes
The answer ALERTING is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
ALERTING as a noun:
1. (alertness, alerting) = a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"
2. (alert, alerting) = a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
ALERT as a verb:
1. (alarm, alert) = warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"