The Clue
Surprise success (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SLEEPER
Tags
Notes
The answer SLEEPER is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
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Definition
SLEEPER as a noun:
1. (sleeper, slumberer) = a rester who is sleeping
2. a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal
3. an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
4. (tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper) = one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
5. (sleeping car, sleeper, wagon-lit) = a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
6. pajamas with feet; worn by children
7. a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
8. (sleeper, sleeper goby) = tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
9. an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"