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The Clue

Start of a race? (3 letter answer)

The Answer

EVE

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Notes

The answer EVE is very common and appears about once every 34 puzzles.

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Definition

EVE as a noun:

1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2. the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
3. the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
4. (evening, eve, even, eventide) = the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"