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The Clue
Strauss heroine from classical myth (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ARIADNE
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Notes
The answer ARIADNE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
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Definition
ARIADNE as a noun:
1. beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth