The Clue
Purification aid (6 letter answer)
The Answer
FILTER
Tags
Notes
The answer FILTER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
FILTER as a noun:
1. device that removes something from whatever passes through it
2. an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
FILTER as a verb:
1. (filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out) = remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
2. (percolate, sink in, permeate, filter) = pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
3. (trickle, dribble, filter) = run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"