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The Clue
"The mother of corruption": Montaigne (8 letter answer)
The Answer
IDLENESS
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Notes
The answer IDLENESS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
IDLENESS as a noun:
1. (idleness, idling, loafing) = having no employment
2. (groundlessness, idleness) = the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
3. (faineance, idleness) = the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work