The Clue
Under a microscope (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STUDIED
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Notes
The answer STUDIED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
STUDY as a verb:
1. (analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas) = consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
2. be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
3. (study, consider) = give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
4. (learn, study, read, take) = be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
5. (study, hit the books) = learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
6. (study, meditate, contemplate) = think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
STUDIED as an adjective:
1. (studied, deliberate) = produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
2. (designed, studied) = carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied reply"