The Clue
Shed an outer layer (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MOLT
Tags
Notes
The answer MOLT is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Exuviate
Shed
Cast off
Drop down?
Experience ecdysis
Shed feathers
Shed, as feathers
Shed plumage
Shed, as skin
Undergo ecdysis
Shed one's skin
Snakes do it
Jump out of one's skin?
Come out of one's shell, maybe
Take off one's coat?
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Definition
MOLT as a noun:
1. (molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis) = periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
MOLT as a verb:
1. (shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough) = cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"