The Clue
Set off (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TRIGGER
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Notes
The answer TRIGGER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
TRIGGER as a noun:
1. (gun trigger, trigger) = lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
2. a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen
3. (trigger, induction, initiation) = an act that sets in motion some course of events
TRIGGER as a verb:
1. (trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off) = put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
2. release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"