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The Clue
Taken aback, in a way (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AWED
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Notes
The answer AWED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Thinking "Gee whiz!"
Definition
AWE as a verb:
1. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
AWED as an adjective:
1. (awed, awful) = inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
2. (awed, awestruck, awestricken, in awe of) = having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder"