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The Clue
Shortfall (10 letter answer)
The Answer
DEFICIENCY
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Notes
The answer DEFICIENCY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Shortage
Definition
DEFICIENCY as a noun:
1. (lack, deficiency, want) = the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
2. (insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency) = lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"