The Clue
Puts on (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PRETENDS
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Notes
The answer PRETENDS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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Definition
PRETEND as a noun:
1. (make-believe, pretend) = the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"
PRETEND as a verb:
1. (feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble) = make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
2. (dissemble, pretend, act) = behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
3. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"
4. (guess, venture, pretend, hazard) = put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
5. (make, pretend, make believe) = represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
6. (profess, pretend) = state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"