The Clue
Robust (9 letter answer)
The Answer
STRAPPING
Tags
Notes
The answer STRAPPING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Big and strong
Definition
STRAP as a verb:
1. tie with a strap
2. (flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce) = beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
3. sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4. secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
STRAPPING as an adjective:
1. (beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly) = muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"