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Type measures (5 letter answer)

The Answer

PICAS

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Notes

The answer PICAS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.

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Definition

PICA as a noun:

1. (em, pica em, pica) = a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
2. (Pica, genus Pica) = magpies
3. (geophagy, geophagia, pica) = eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency