The Clue
Serpent slain by Hercules (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HYDRA
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Notes
The answer HYDRA is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
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Definition
HYDRA as a noun:
1. (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
2. (Hydra, Snake) = a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
3. trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
4. small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp