The Clue
___ powers (3 letter answer)
The Answer
WAR
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Notes
The answer WAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Definition
WAR as a noun:
1. (war, warfare) = the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
2. (war, state of war) = a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
3. (war, warfare) = an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
4. a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
WAR as a verb:
1. make or wage war