The Clue
Put into seclusion (9 letter answer)
The Answer
SEQUESTER
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Notes
The answer SEQUESTER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SEQUESTER as a verb:
1. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
2. (impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize) = take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
3. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
4. (seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw) = keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
5. (sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate) = set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"