The Clue
This may be alimentary (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CANAL
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Notes
The answer CANAL is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
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Definition
CANAL as a noun:
1. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
2. (duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel) = a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
3. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
CANAL as a verb:
1. (canal, canalize, canalise) = provide (a city) with a canal