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The Clue
Spartan (7 letter answer)
The Answer
AUSTERE
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Notes
The answer AUSTERE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
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Definition
AUSTERE as an adjective:
1. (austere, severe, stark, stern) = severely simple; "a stark interior"
2. (austere, stern) = of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
3. (ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan) = practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"