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The Clue

Pricey (5 letter answer)

The Answer

STEEP

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Notes

The answer STEEP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.

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Exorbitant
Expensive
Imbue
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Precipitous
Saturate
Sheer
Soak
Brew, as tea
Brew in a teapot
Hardly cheap
High-priced
Like the Palisades
Like a rimrock
Pickle, e.g.
Prepare hyson
Prepare tea
Prepare, as tea
At quite an incline
Rather inclined
Sharply inclined
Use a teapot
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Nearly vertical, as a cliff
Almost straight up and down, as a cliff

Definition

STEEP as a noun:

1. a steep place (as on a hill)

STEEP as a verb:

1. (steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up) = engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
2. (steep, infuse) = let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

STEEP as an adjective:

1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
2. (exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious) = greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
3. of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"