The Clue
"Treasure Island" pirate (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BONES
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Notes
The answer BONES is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Definition
BONES as a noun:
1. (bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, maraca) = a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
BONE as a noun:
1. (bone, os) = rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
2. (bone, osseous tissue) = the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
3. (bone, ivory, pearl, off-white) = a shade of white the color of bleached bones
BONE as a verb:
1. (cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone) = study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
2. (bone, debone) = remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"