The Clue
The C.I.C. (10 letter answer)
The Answer
WASHINGTON
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Notes
The answer WASHINGTON is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
WASHINGTON as a noun:
1. (Washington, Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States) = the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
2. (Washington, Evergreen State, WA) = a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
3. (Capital, Washington) = the federal government of the United States
4. (Washington, George Washington, President Washington) = 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
5. (Washington, Booker T. Washington, Booker Taliaferro Washington) = United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)