The Clue
Romance (6 letter answer)
The Answer
AFFAIR
Tags
Notes
The answer AFFAIR is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
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Definition
AFFAIR as a noun:
1. (matter, affair, thing) = a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
2. (affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour) = a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
3. (affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function) = a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"