The Clue
Pops the question (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PROPOSES
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Notes
The answer PROPOSES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
PROPOSE as a verb:
1. (propose, suggest, advise) = make a proposal, declare a plan for something
2. (project, propose) = present for consideration
3. (aim, purpose, purport, propose) = propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
4. (nominate, propose) = put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
5. (propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question) = ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"