The Clue
Returns from Venus, say (7 letter answer)
The Answer
VOLLEYS
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Notes
The answer VOLLEYS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
VOLLEY as a noun:
1. (fusillade, salvo, volley, burst) = rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
2. a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
VOLLEY as a verb:
1. be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
2. hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
3. discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
4. make a volley
5. utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"