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The Clue
Pre-Christmas period (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ADVENT
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Notes
The answer ADVENT is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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Christian observance
Period before Christmas
Pre-Christmas season
Definition
ADVENT as a noun:
1. (advent, coming) = arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"
2. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
3. (Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia) = (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment