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The Clue
Rub and dub (9 letter answer)
The Answer
ANOINTING
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Notes
The answer ANOINTING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ANOINTING as a noun:
1. (anointing, anointment) = the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
ANOINT as a verb:
1. choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
2. (anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate) = administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing