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The Clue

Shelley's "statesman's game" (3 letter answer)

The Answer

WAR

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Notes

The answer WAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

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Definition

WAR as a noun:

1. (war, warfare) = the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
2. (war, state of war) = a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
3. (war, warfare) = an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
4. a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"

WAR as a verb:

1. make or wage war