The Clue
Signal interference (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NOISE
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Notes
The answer NOISE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Definition
NOISE as a noun:
1. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
2. (noise, dissonance, racket) = the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
3. (noise, interference, disturbance) = electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
4. a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"
5. incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
6. (randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise) = the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
NOISE as a verb:
1. (make noise, resound, noise) = emit a noise