The Clue
Turned over a new leaf (8 letter answer)
The Answer
REFORMED
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Notes
The answer REFORMED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
REFORM as a verb:
1. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
2. (reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify) = bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
3. produce by cracking; "reform gas"
4. break up the molecules of; "reform oil"
5. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
6. (reform, straighten out, see the light) = change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
REFORMED as an adjective:
1. of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology"
2. caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; "a reformed drunkard"