The Clue
Reporter's triumph (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SCOOP
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Notes
The answer SCOOP is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
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Definition
SCOOP as a noun:
1. (scoop, scoopful) = the quantity a scoop will hold
2. (scoop, pocket) = a hollow concave shape made by removing something
3. (exclusive, scoop) = a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
4. (soap, scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, grievous bodily harm, goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay) = street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
5. (scoop, scoop shovel) = the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe
6. a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
SCOOP as a verb:
1. (scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up) = take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
2. (outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop) = get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"