The Clue
Runs aground (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STRANDS
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Notes
The answer STRANDS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Definition
STRAND as a noun:
1. a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
2. line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3. (chain, string, strand) = a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
4. (fibril, filament, strand) = a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
5. a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
6. a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
STRAND as a verb:
1. (maroon, strand) = leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"