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The Clue
Time keeper (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DRUMBEAT
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Notes
The answer DRUMBEAT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DRUMBEAT as a noun:
1. (rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat) = the sound made by beating a drum
2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
3. a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"