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The Clue

Sic (4 letter answer)

The Answer

THUS

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Notes

The answer THUS is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

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Definition

THUS as a noun:

1. (frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, thus) = an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

THUS as an adverb:

1. (therefore, hence, thence, thus) = (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
2. (thus, thusly, so) = in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)