The Clue
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The Answer
ADDRESSED
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Notes
The answer ADDRESSED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ADDRESS as a verb:
1. (address, turn to) = speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
2. (address, speak) = give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
3. (address, direct) = put an address on (an envelope)
4. direct a question at someone
5. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
6. (address, call) = greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
7. access or locate by address
8. (cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address) = deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
9. (address, accost, come up to) = speak to someone
10. adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
ADDRESSED as an adjective:
1. (of mail) marked with a destination; "I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'"