The Clue
Place for a needle (6 letter answer)
The Answer
GROOVE
Tags
Notes
The answer GROOVE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
GROOVE as a noun:
1. (groove, channel) = a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
2. (rut, groove) = a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
3. (groove, vallecula) = (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
GROOVE as a verb:
1. make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record"
2. (furrow, rut, groove) = hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"