The Clue
Small carnivore (5 letter answer)
The Answer
GENET
Tags
Notes
The answer GENET is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
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Definition
GENET as a noun:
1. (Genet, Edmund Charles Edouard Genet, Citizen Genet) = French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)
2. (Genet, Jean Genet) = French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
3. (genet, Genetta genetta) = agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail