The Clue
Removes a player from a game (7 letter answer)
The Answer
BENCHES
Tags
Notes
The answer BENCHES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BENCH as a noun:
1. a long seat for more than one person
2. the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
3. (terrace, bench) = a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
4. (judiciary, bench) = persons who administer justice
5. (workbench, work bench, bench) = a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
6. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
7. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
BENCH as a verb:
1. take out of a game; of players
2. exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"