Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
___ to (because of) (5 letter answer)
The Answer
OWING
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Notes
The answer OWING is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Definition
OWE as a verb:
1. be obliged to pay or repay
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory"
3. be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
OWING as an adjective:
1. (outstanding, owed, owing, undischarged) = owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
2. owed as a debt; "must pay what is owing"; "sleep owing to you because of a long vigil"