The Clue
Protect an idea (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PATENT
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Notes
The answer PATENT is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.
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Definition
PATENT as a noun:
1. (patent, patent of invention) = a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
2. (patent, letters patent) = an official document granting a right or privilege
PATENT as a verb:
1. obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?"
2. grant rights to; grant a patent for
3. make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
PATENT as an adjective:
1. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
2. (apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable) = clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"