The Clue
Thingum (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ITEM
Tags
Notes
The answer ITEM is very common and appears about once every 40 puzzles.
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Article
Component
Detail
Entry
Feature
Particular
Thing
Twosome
Agenda entry
Agenda unit
Any thing
Bit of news
Bullet follower
Bullet point
Columnist's line
Gossip tidbit
Line-___ veto
List entry
List part
News bit
News brief
News clipping
News paragraph
Newsy note
Newsy tidbit
Part of an agenda
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Piece of gossip
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One in an express checkout count
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Definition
ITEM as a noun:
1. (item, point) = a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
2. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
3. (detail, particular, item) = a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"
4. (detail, item, point) = an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
5. (token, item) = an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
ITEM as an adverb:
1. (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla