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The Clue
Tying the knot (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SPLICING
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Notes
The answer SPLICING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SPLICING as a noun:
1. (splice, splicing) = a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
SPLICE as a verb:
1. join the ends of; "splice film"
2. (marry, wed, tie, splice) = perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
3. join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
4. join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"