The Clue
Tapped (9 letter answer)
The Answer
APPOINTED
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Notes
The answer APPOINTED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
APPOINT as a verb:
1. (appoint, name, nominate, constitute) = create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
2. (appoint, charge) = assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
3. furnish; "a beautifully appointed house"
APPOINTED as an adjective:
1. (appointive, appointed) = subject to appointment
2. selected for a job; "the one appointed for guard duty"
3. (appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed) = fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
4. provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind); "a house that is beautifully appointed"