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The Clue

Rough road surface (6 letter answer)

The Answer

GRAVEL

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Notes

The answer GRAVEL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.

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Definition

GRAVEL as a noun:

1. (gravel, crushed rock) = rock fragments and pebbles

GRAVEL as a verb:

1. (annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil) = cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
3. (perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound) = be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

GRAVEL as an adjective:

1. (grating, gravel, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy) = unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"