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The Clue
Torpid state during the hot season (11 letter answer)
The Answer
AESTIVATION
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Notes
The answer AESTIVATION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
AESTIVATION as a noun:
1. (estivation, aestivation) = (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
2. (estivation, aestivation) = (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens