The Clue
Sec. of the Navy: 1939-40 (6 letter answer)
The Answer
EDISON
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Notes
The answer EDISON is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
EDISON as a noun:
1. (Edison, Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edison) = United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)