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The Clue
Taints (7 letter answer)
The Answer
INFECTS
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Notes
The answer INFECTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
INFECT as a verb:
1. communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
2. (infect, taint) = contaminate with a disease or microorganism
3. contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
4. affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"