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The Answer
ABATEMENT
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Notes
The answer ABATEMENT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ABATEMENT as a noun:
1. (suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement) = an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
2. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"