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The Clue
Restraint (11 letter answer)
The Answer
FORBEARANCE
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Notes
The answer FORBEARANCE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FORBEARANCE as a noun:
1. (patience, forbearance, longanimity) = good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
2. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"