The Clue
Scales, as a ladder (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ASCENDS
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Notes
The answer ASCENDS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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Definition
ASCEND as a verb:
1. (ascend, go up) = travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
2. go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
3. become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
4. go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
5. slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
6. (rise, come up, uprise, ascend) = come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"