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The Clue

Thwart maliciously (5 letter answer)

The Answer

SPITE

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Notes

The answer SPITE is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

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Definition

SPITE as a noun:

1. (malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom) = feeling a need to see others suffer
2. (cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness) = malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

SPITE as a verb:

1. (hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite) = hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"