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The Clue
Puts down (7 letter answer)
The Answer
QUASHES
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Notes
The answer QUASHES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
QUASH as a verb:
1. (repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce) = put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
2. (invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify) = declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"