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The Clue
Sweltering (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TROPICAL
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Notes
The answer TROPICAL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Figurative
Adjective for a metaphor
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Definition
TROPICAL as an adjective:
1. (tropical, tropic) = relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
2. of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"
3. characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
4. (tropical, tropic) = of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"