The Clue
Pocket protector items (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PENS
Tags
Notes
The answer PENS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Ballpoints
Coops
Corrals
Corresponds with
Enclosures
Hutches
Scribes
Shuts in
Slammers
Sties
Writes
Ballpoints, e.g.
Bic products
Confines, in a way
Crosses, e.g.
Desk set
Female swans
Highlighters, e.g.
Kennel features
Parker products
Parker and Waterman
Pigs' abodes
Puts in writing
Set on a desk
Sharpies, e.g.
Signature pieces?
Stockyard divisions
Stockyard units
Utensils for Poe
Waterman products
Zoo sights
Breast-pocket items
Confident solvers' supply
Cross and Parker products
Felt-tips, e.g.
What stylophiles collect
They may be felt
They may click with writers
Definition
PEN as a noun:
1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2. an enclosure for confining livestock
3. (playpen, pen) = a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
4. (penitentiary, pen) = a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
5. female swan
PEN as a verb:
1. (write, compose, pen, indite) = produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"