The Clue
Proceeds steadily with difficulty (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PLOWS
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Notes
The answer PLOWS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
PLOW as a noun:
1. (plow, plough) = a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
PLOW as a verb:
1. (plow, plough, turn) = to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
2. (cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address) = deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
3. (plow, plough) = move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"