The Clue
Privet's use (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HEDGE
Tags
Notes
The answer HEDGE is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Equivocate
Pussyfoot
Tergiversate
Waffle
Alternative to a fence
Ambiguous statement
Avoid commitment
Barrier of a sort
Fence alternative
Hem and haw
Kind of clippers
Lessen a risk
Noncommittal statement
Property divider
Protect a bet
Safeguard, as a bet
Shilly-shally
Bet on both teams
Common nest locale
Give a noncommittal answer
Hide behind words
Intentionally vague statement
Kind of row or hop
Limit loss risk
Not be definite
Privacy provider, of a sort
Property divider, sometimes
Use weasel words
Word with hog or hop
Play both sides, in a way
Word before "fund" or "one's bets"
Definition
HEDGE as a noun:
1. (hedge, hedgerow) = a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
2. (hedge, hedging) = any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
3. (hedge, hedging) = an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
HEDGE as a verb:
1. (hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep) = avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
2. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in"
3. (hedge, hedge in) = enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property"
4. minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"