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The Clue
Plain; bare (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MERE
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Notes
The answer MERE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Definition
MERE as a noun:
1. a small pond of standing water
MERE as an adjective:
1. being nothing more than specified; "a mere child"
2. (bare, mere, simple) = apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"