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The Clue

Raise high-rises (5 letter answer)

The Answer

ERECT

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Notes

The answer ERECT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

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Establish
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Standing
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Set up
Stiff-backed
Straight up
How we stand
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Not at ease, perhaps
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Definition

ERECT as a verb:

1. (raise, erect, rear, set up, put up) = construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
2. (rear, erect) = cause to rise up

ERECT as an adjective:

1. (erect, vertical, upright) = upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
2. (tumid, erect) = of sexual organs; stiff and rigid