The Clue
Removals (9 letter answer)
The Answer
EXCISIONS
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Notes
The answer EXCISIONS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
EXCISION as a noun:
1. (deletion, excision, cut) = the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
2. (ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision) = surgical removal of a body part or tissue
3. (excommunication, excision) = the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
4. (extirpation, excision, deracination) = the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence