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The Answer
OSTENSIBLE
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The answer OSTENSIBLE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
OSTENSIBLE as an adjective:
1. (apparent, ostensible, seeming) = appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
2. (ostensible, ostensive) = represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"