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CURTAILS
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The answer CURTAILS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
CURTAIL as a verb:
1. (restrict, curtail, curb, cut back) = place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
2. (clip, curtail, cut short) = terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"